Earthquake details

Saturday, August 25, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tanzania on Saturday, August 25, 1984 at 20:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mlowo (Tanzania - TZ), about 64.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 32.458 and latitude -8.749.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -8.749, 32.458
UTC time 1984-08-25 20:37:49.880
Location Tunduma
Country Tanzania (TZ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-08-25

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