Ethiopia

Brief · 19 September 2026

This is the most recent brief; none has been generated since 19 September 2026. The event list below is current.

Ethiopia is contending with a newly reported Marburg virus disease outbreak alongside a large-scale regional drought affecting the country along with Eritrea, Kenya, and Somalia. An M4.5 earthquake also struck near Āwash this week, exposing a small population but with limited felt reports.

Drought A drought affecting Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia covers an area of 570,110 km2, first tracked on 27 July 2026 and rated orange severity by GDO via GDACS.

Outbreak Marburg virus disease is active in Ethiopia, with WHO tracking the outbreak since it was first reported on 14 September 2026.

Earthquake An M4.5 earthquake struck 6 km northwest of Āwash, Ethiopia at a depth of 10 km, exposing an estimated 1,075 people, with one felt report recorded.

• A drought affecting Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia, first tracked on 27 July 2026, is newly significant.
• A Marburg virus disease outbreak in Ethiopia, first reported on 14 September 2026, is newly significant.

Summarised from Hazardly's tracked events for the seven days to 19 September 2026 · no external sources. Generated by claude-sonnet-5 at 19 Sept, 20:41 UTC, not reviewed by a person before publication. Outbreak lines name the disease and country only; WHO's bulletin text is on each outbreak's event page.