Hayli Gubbi volcano in the Afar Regional State of Ethiopia experienced its first historically documented volcanic eruption on 23 November 2025. The event produced a short-lived sustained eruption colu...

As early rifts initiate and evolve, different fault geometries and kinematics may form. In particular, it is debated at what stage low–angle normal faulting ...

As early rifts initiate and evolve, different fault geometries and kinematics may form. In particular, it is debated at what stage low–angle normal faulting ...

IntroductionDike intrusions can assist continental rifting and plate divergence. However, our understanding of the magma dynamics during diking and the archi...

Abstract. The formation of continental rift systems is characterised by the interplay of magmatic and tectonic processes. Their evolution involves a wide range of timescales, from centennial scales of...

In continental rifts, tectonic deformation, magmatic processes, and earthquakes interact dynamically reflecting the crust’s complex response to extensional stress and evolving subsurface and surface c...

InSAR study of deformation in the magmatically and geothermally active area of Dallol, Danakil, East African rift InSAR time series and velocity maps show three subsiding deformation signals on t...

Born at the feet of active volcanoes, a group of young Earth scientists works for connecting colleagues in Italy and around the globe. One of the main challenges faced by those approaching the academi...

A seismic sequence with several >M5 earthquakes occurred in the Fentale region of the Ethiopian rift during September–November 2024 InSAR models show ground motion dominated by rapid dike intrusi...

Professor Atalay Ayele is the Director of the Institute of Geophysics, Space Science and Astronomy at Addis Ababa University. Holding a postgraduate degree in