Earthquake details

Thursday, August 18, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tanzania on Thursday, August 18, 1994 at 00:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sumbawanga (Tanzania - TZ), about 61.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 31.751 and latitude -7.433.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.2 km
Coordinates	-7.433, 31.751
UTC time	1994-08-18 00:45:47.200

Location	Sumbawanga
Country	Tanzania (TZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1994-08-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sumbawanga	61.2 km
Namanyere	77.9 km
Kirando	127.1 km
Mpanda	142.7 km
Mbala	162.3 km
Mpulungu	163.8 km
Kituku	171.3 km
Mlowo	221.0 km
Moba	225.8 km
Vwawa	227.5 km
Tunduma	236.0 km
Utengule	238.9 km

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