Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Malawi on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 at 06:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Karonga (Malawi - MW), about 30.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 34.199 and latitude -10.021.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	29.0 km
Coordinates	-10.021, 34.199
UTC time	2003-05-21 06:22:44.920

Location	Karonga
Country	Malawi (MW)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2003-05-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Karonga	30.7 km
Kyela	62.0 km
Njombe	97.7 km
Tukuyu	104.9 km
Katumba	108.5 km
Mbinga	135.4 km
Makumbako	147.8 km
Rujewa	148.4 km
Mbeya	149.5 km
Utengule	156.9 km
Mzuzu	162.0 km
Vwawa	172.0 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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