Earthquake details

Thursday, November 6, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mozambique on Thursday, November 6, 1980 at 04:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vilankulo (Mozambique - MZ), about 371.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 38.897 and latitude -21.684.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-21.684, 38.897
UTC time	1980-11-06 04:44:43.600

Location	Vilankulo
Country	Mozambique (MZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-11-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Vilankulo	371.6 km
Inhambane	434.7 km
Maxixe	437.5 km
Beira	469.4 km
Quelimane	473.0 km
Marromeu	487.8 km
Dondo	490.4 km
Toliara	524.3 km
Micolene	552.2 km
Nhamatanda	557.5 km
Mocuba	575.7 km
Morondava	584.4 km

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