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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chipinge	161.7 km
Chiredzi	196.1 km
Vilankulo	198.1 km
Beira	218.3 km
Dondo	233.6 km
Nhamatanda	244.7 km
Chimoio	251.0 km
Gondola	254.4 km
Manica	279.6 km
Mutare	281.7 km
Masvingo	316.3 km
Maxixe	334.4 km

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