Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 4, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tanzania on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 at 19:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mtwara (Tanzania - TZ), about 144.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 41.494 and latitude -10.407.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	29.4 km
Coordinates	-10.407, 41.494
UTC time	2005-01-04 19:58:06.890

Location	Mtwara
Country	Tanzania (TZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-01-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mtwara	144.4 km
Mocímboa da Praia	163.3 km
Lindi	200.0 km
Moroni	240.4 km
Newala	247.1 km
Newala Kisimani	249.3 km
Lukuledi	295.4 km
Masasi	296.8 km
Pemba	304.9 km
Chiúre	380.1 km
Ikwiriri	388.9 km
Montepuez	406.8 km

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