Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 17, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tanzania on Tuesday, September 17, 1985 at 10:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mtwara (Tanzania - TZ), about 105.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 41.094 and latitude -10.576.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-10.576, 41.094
UTC time	1985-09-17 10:57:10.770

Location	Mtwara
Country	Tanzania (TZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-09-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mtwara	105.5 km
Mocímboa da Praia	118.5 km
Lindi	164.1 km
Newala	200.2 km
Newala Kisimani	202.3 km
Lukuledi	251.0 km
Masasi	251.5 km
Moroni	267.3 km
Pemba	274.2 km
Chiúre	343.5 km
Montepuez	364.1 km
Ikwiriri	373.4 km

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