Earthquake details

Sunday, November 4, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Malawi on Sunday, November 4, 1979 at 21:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mzuzu (Malawi - MW), about 47.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 34.433 and latitude -11.324.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -11.324, 34.433
UTC time 1979-11-04 21:12:00.800
Location Mzuzu
Country Malawi (MW)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-11-04

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