Earthquake details

Saturday, February 23, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tanzania on Saturday, February 23, 1985 at 14:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kirando (Tanzania - TZ), about 61.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 30.928 and latitude -6.966.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-6.966, 30.928
UTC time	1985-02-23 14:45:35.940

Location	Mpanda
Country	Tanzania (TZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-02-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kirando	61.9 km
Namanyere	62.8 km
Mpanda	71.0 km
Kituku	105.1 km
Moba	132.3 km
Sumbawanga	134.9 km
Mpulungu	201.0 km
Nguruka	207.1 km
Mbala	214.2 km
Kaputa	217.9 km
Kalemie	222.7 km
Urambo	245.2 km

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