A volcanic eruption and a 5.5 Richter earthquake shake northern Ethiopia

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook northern Ethiopia on Friday, where a volcano also erupted after months of increased seismic activity, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center and local media. No injuries have been reported so far.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of approximately ten kilometers at 20:01 local time (17:01 GMT), 55 kilometers northwest of the town of Aspe Teferi, near the border between the Afar and Oromia regions, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center.

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According to local media, a volcano also erupted in the region after months of increasing seismic activity.
Local official Aden Bella told ABC TV that the volcanic eruption occurred at five-thirty in the morning on Friday (02:30 GMT) in the town of Seginto in Dolicha, Afar region.

The official added that smoke was no longer rising from the volcano, but lava continued to flow. He added that people were displaced with their livestock, without specifying their number.
This comes as the Addis Standard newspaper reported that the American Institute of Geophysics has recorded more than 67 earthquakes in the region since late September, mainly concentrated in the Fantali region, which is part of the main Ethiopian fault line.