Is Āksum safe? Ethiopia travel risk
Is Āksum safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Āksum scores 60/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Ethiopia Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 27 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 7 Oct 2026); Canada says: avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Āksum scores 60/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Ethiopia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Āksum: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (79/100) and crime and scams (55/100).
A score of 60 is higher than the scores of 84% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Ethiopia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 14.1208° N, 38.7278° E in Tigray, Āksum features an altitude of 2131 m. The settlement is located 566.1 km S from Addis Ababa.
Tigray
14.1208° N, 38.7278° E
2131 m
Africa/Addis_Ababa
66,800
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Ethiopia
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Āksum happened in August, October and December (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
3 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.6 on 11 Oct 2025 (129 km away) — USGS details
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