Is Gelemso safe? Ethiopia travel risk
Is Gelemso safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gelemso scores 65/100 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.
Gelemso scores 65/100 (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 Gelemso: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (79/100) and health and medical access (74/100).
A score of 65 is higher than the scores of 88% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Ethiopia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Oromīya at 8.8167° N, 40.5167° E (elevation 1795 m), Gelemso lies 196.6 km W of Addis Ababa. Time zone: Africa/Addis_Ababa.
Oromīya
8.8167° N, 40.5167° E
1795 m
Africa/Addis_Ababa
241,200
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volcanoes | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Gelemso happened in January (2 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: M5.9 on 14 Feb 2025 (69 km away) — USGS details
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