Is Āsela safe? Ethiopia travel risk
Is Āsela safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Āsela scores 64/100 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.
Āsela scores 64/100 (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 Āsela: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (79/100) and health and medical access (74/100).
A score of 64 is higher than the scores of 86% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Ethiopia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Charted at coordinates 7.9500° N, 39.1167° E in Oromīya, Āsela maintains a regional distance of 127.0 km NNW to Addis Ababa.
Oromīya
7.9500° N, 39.1167° E
2442 m
Africa/Addis_Ababa
67,269
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Āsela happened in February (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.9 on 14 Feb 2025 (141 km away) — USGS details
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Ethiopia travel advice & laws.
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