Earthquake details

Saturday, September 3, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mozambique on Saturday, September 3, 1983 at 10:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mozambique (Mozambique - MZ), about 80.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 41.385 and latitude -15.386.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.386, 41.385
UTC time	1983-09-03 10:21:24.910

Location	Mozambique
Country	Mozambique (MZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-09-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mozambique	80.1 km
Nacala	118.6 km
Monapo	127.5 km
Namialo	159.2 km
Angoche	184.1 km
Nametil	222.2 km
Nampula	229.5 km
Micolene	274.7 km
Chiúre	282.2 km
Pemba	284.4 km
Ribáuè	332.6 km
Montepuez	359.9 km

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