Earthquake details

Sunday, January 22, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Malawi on Sunday, January 22, 1984 at 02:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mangochi (Malawi - MW), about 39.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 34.984 and latitude -14.249.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-14.249, 34.984
UTC time	1984-01-22 02:30:30.520

Location	Mangochi
Country	Malawi (MW)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-01-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mangochi	39.6 km
Dedza	71.6 km
Mandimba	72.8 km
Salima	77.1 km
Balaka	81.4 km
Liwonde	94.7 km
Lichinga	107.8 km
Zomba	131.6 km
Lilongwe	133.0 km
Nkhotakota	164.9 km
Blantyre	171.0 km
Cuamba	178.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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