Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 4, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tanzania on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 at 19:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mtwara (Tanzania - TZ), about 91.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 41.012 and latitude -10.354.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-10.354, 41.012
UTC time	2005-01-04 19:44:12.020

Location	Mtwara
Country	Tanzania (TZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-01-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mtwara	91.3 km
Mocímboa da Praia	132.5 km
Lindi	147.4 km
Newala	198.1 km
Newala Kisimani	200.4 km
Lukuledi	243.3 km
Masasi	245.4 km
Moroni	287.4 km
Pemba	296.6 km
Ikwiriri	348.6 km
Chiúre	362.8 km
Kibiti	371.3 km

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