Evacuations were underway in Ethiopia Saturday after a series of earthquakes, the strongest of which, a 5.8-magnitude jolt, rocked the remote north of the Horn of Africa nation.

Evacuations were underway in Ethiopia after a series of earthquakes, the strongest of which was a 5.8 magnitude jolt, rocked the remote north of

Thousands of civilians in a remote part of northeastern Ethiopia are being evacuated after potentially dangerous volcanic activity, officials said Friday.

Authorities say over 51,000 residents remain at risk due to the increased seismic activity over the past two months. The Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission said on January 4, that 13,000 people from the Afar and Oromia regions have already been moved.