Earthquake details

Thursday, February 23, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mozambique on Thursday, February 23, 2006 at 01:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chipinge (Mozambique - MZ), about 161.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 33.525 and latitude -21.371.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -21.371, 33.525
UTC time 2006-02-23 01:23:42.200
Location Vilankulo
Country Mozambique (MZ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-02-23

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