Earthquake details

Monday, January 21, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tanzania on Monday, January 21, 2008 at 15:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mtwara (Tanzania - TZ), about 155.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 41.571 and latitude -10.566.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-10.566, 41.571
UTC time	2008-01-21 15:28:35.390

Location	Mtwara
Country	Tanzania (TZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-01-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mtwara	155.5 km
Mocímboa da Praia	159.4 km
Lindi	212.8 km
Moroni	223.2 km
Newala	251.7 km
Newala Kisimani	253.8 km
Pemba	291.6 km
Lukuledi	303.2 km
Masasi	303.6 km
Chiúre	369.1 km
Montepuez	399.6 km
Ikwiriri	407.4 km

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