Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 4, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tanzania on Tuesday, January 4, 1977 at 20:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kibiti (Tanzania - TZ), about 56.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 38.518 and latitude -7.435.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-7.435, 38.518
UTC time	1977-01-04 20:44:39.400

Location	Kibaha
Country	Tanzania (TZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-01-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kibiti	56.2 km
Ikwiriri	76.6 km
Mlandizi	85.2 km
Kibaha	86.5 km
Chalinze	90.6 km
Vikindu	98.5 km
Mwandege	99.4 km
Dar es Salaam	107.4 km
Mapinga	111.0 km
Morogoro	116.7 km
Bagamoyo	118.5 km
Mvomero	132.9 km

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