Earthquake details

Saturday, May 18, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tanzania on Saturday, May 18, 2002 at 15:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bariadi (Tanzania - TZ), about 30.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 33.733 and latitude -2.907.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-2.907, 33.733
UTC time	2002-05-18 15:15:08.800

Location	Bariadi
Country	Tanzania (TZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-05-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bariadi	30.3 km
Ngudu	44.9 km
Magu	47.5 km
Kisesa	50.3 km
Somanda	56.6 km
Misungwi	72.5 km
Kisesa	87.4 km
Shinyanga	91.1 km
Bunda	99.8 km
Mwanza	102.3 km
Nansio	114.8 km
Sengerema	123.4 km

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