February 10, 1631 Earthquake: Ethiopia

Name: February 10, 1631 Earthquake: Ethiopia
Start: 1631-02-10
Location: Ethiopia

February 10, 1631 · M5.7

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Ethiopia on February 10, 1631.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: February 10, 1631
Place: Ethiopia
Magnitude: 5.7
Intensity: 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Volcano: The eruption it came with
Epicenter: 11.200° N, 41.700° E
Country: Ethiopia

The toll

Damage: Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

Significant earthquakes of 1631 The 1600s Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 920.