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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Zanzibar	19.4 km
Nungwi	30.7 km
Bagamoyo	61.3 km
Mvomero	67.8 km
Mapinga	69.9 km
Kibaha	92.7 km
Dar es Salaam	92.8 km
Mlandizi	95.6 km
Chake Chake	102.6 km
Tanga	103.5 km
Mwandege	109.9 km
Vikindu	113.4 km

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