Ethiopia's Government Communication Service stated that approximately 80,000 people reside in the affected regions.

Evacuations were underway in Ethiopia on Saturday following a series of earthquakes, the strongest of which measured 5.8 in magnitude, striking the remote northern regions of the Horn of Africa nation.

The government has started assessing the damage in the affected areas and has deployed emergency personnel, according to the Government Communication Service (GCS).

The earthquakes were concentrated in the largely rural regions of Afar, Oromia, and Amhara, which have experienced months of intense seismic activity.

No casualties have been reported as of now.

The government communication service stated that approximately 80,000 people live in the affected regions, with the most vulnerable being relocated to temporary shelters, though specific numbers were not provided.

"The occurrences of the earthquakes are increasing in terms of magnitude and recurrences," the GCS noted in a statement, confirming that experts have been sent to evaluate the damage.

A senior official from the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission estimated that at least 2,000 individuals had already been displaced.

The most recent shallow earthquake, measuring 4.7 in magnitude, struck just before 12:40 pm (0940 GMT) about 33 kilometers north of Metehara town in Oromia, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.

The earthquakes have caused damage to homes and raised concerns about a possible volcanic eruption at the previously dormant Mount Dofan, located near Segento in the northeastern Afar region.

Although the crater had stopped emitting plumes of smoke, nearby residents fled their homes in panic.

Ethiopia frequently experiences earthquakes due to its location along the Great Rift Valley, one of the world's most seismically active regions. Experts attribute the tremors and potential eruptions to the expansion of tectonic plates beneath the Great Rift Valley.