Earthquake details

Saturday, January 15, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tanzania on Saturday, January 15, 2005 at 05:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Zanzibar (Tanzania - TZ), about 19.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 39.221 and latitude -5.991.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -5.991, 39.221
UTC time 2005-01-15 05:13:10.670
Location Zanzibar
Country Tanzania (TZ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-01-15

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