December 16, 2010 Earthquake: Jima, Hosa'Ina, Shenk'Ola, Wenjela, Ethiopia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Jima, Hosa'Ina, Shenk'Ola, Wenjela, Ethiopia on December 16, 2010 at 12:14:24 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
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
- December 16, 2010
- Time
- 12:14:24 UTC
- Place
- Jima, Hosa'Ina, Shenk'Ola, Wenjela, Ethiopia
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 7.521° N, 37.839° E
- Country
- Ethiopia
The toll
- Injuries
- Many (about 101 to 1,000)
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- Many (101 to 1,000)
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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Dozens of people injured in the Jima area and buildings damaged in the Hosa'ina-Shenk'ola-Wenjela area. Felt at Asendabo. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
More
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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 9827.