Earthquake details

Monday, January 22, 1951 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mozambique on Monday, January 22, 1951 at 12:16 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Angoche (Mozambique - MZ), about 205.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 41.576 and latitude -17.155.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-17.155, 41.576
UTC time	1951-01-22 12:16:07.490

Location	Nampula
Country	Mozambique (MZ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1951-01-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Angoche	205.3 km
Mozambique	252.6 km
Micolene	253.8 km
Monapo	284.0 km
Nametil	287.0 km
Namialo	301.5 km
Nacala	303.9 km
Nampula	335.4 km
Antsalova	363.4 km
Ribáuè	426.1 km
Alto Molocue	448.3 km
Morondava	453.0 km

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