Earthquake details

Monday, December 23, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tanzania on Monday, December 23, 2002 at 02:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mugumu (Tanzania - TZ), about 33.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 34.971 and latitude -1.724.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-1.724, 34.971
UTC time	2002-12-23 02:50:38.270

Location	Mugumu
Country	Tanzania (TZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-12-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mugumu	33.3 km
Tarime	79.1 km
Migori	92.1 km
Kisii	118.2 km
Narok	123.1 km
Bunda	126.8 km
Musoma	132.7 km
Homa Bay	145.0 km
Kericho	154.9 km
Bariadi	162.5 km
Kisesa	176.7 km
Kisumu	182.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8

Tarime

Tanzania · 2021-03-11 01:47 UTC

81.4 km

M 4.3

Mugumu

Tanzania · 2010-06-16 21:51 UTC

37.8 km

M 4.1

Nairobi

Kenya · 2007-07-16 02:29 UTC

87.7 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.

Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.

Set up alerts Create account