Earthquake details

Thursday, April 5, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tanzania on Thursday, April 5, 1990 at 19:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arusha (Tanzania - TZ), about 100.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 35.891 and latitude -2.927.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-2.927, 35.891
UTC time	1990-04-05 19:20:44.160

Location	Arusha
Country	Tanzania (TZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-04-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Arusha	100.8 km
Mbulu	110.2 km
Mbuguni	137.6 km
Merelani	140.1 km
Babati	144.4 km
Boma la Ngombe	147.1 km
Moshi	167.1 km
Mugumu	178.7 km
Kiserian	188.9 km
Kisesa	194.3 km
Ngong	195.5 km
Ongata Rongai	196.2 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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