Earthquake details

Sunday, October 23, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mozambique on Sunday, October 23, 1938 at 15:01 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Angoche (Mozambique - MZ), about 198.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 41.399 and latitude -17.300.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-17.300, 41.399
UTC time	1938-10-23 15:01:23.300

Location	Angoche
Country	Mozambique (MZ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1938-10-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Angoche	198.4 km
Micolene	239.0 km
Mozambique	262.0 km
Nametil	281.2 km
Monapo	290.1 km
Namialo	305.1 km
Nacala	314.2 km
Nampula	333.2 km
Antsalova	373.1 km
Ribáuè	420.6 km
Alto Molocue	437.3 km
Morondava	453.1 km

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