Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 28, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Malawi on Wednesday, February 28, 1990 at 20:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lilongwe (Malawi - MW), about 34.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 34.107 and latitude -13.969.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-13.969, 34.107
UTC time	1990-02-28 20:05:31.710

Location	Lilongwe
Country	Malawi (MW)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-02-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lilongwe	34.5 km
Salima	43.4 km
Dedza	51.7 km
Nkhotakota	117.7 km
Kasungu	124.1 km
Mchinji	133.9 km
Mangochi	137.2 km
Lichinga	142.7 km
Balaka	145.0 km
Chipata	161.9 km
Liwonde	171.6 km
Mandimba	172.0 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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