Earthquake details

Thursday, March 6, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tanzania on Thursday, March 6, 2008 at 07:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kondoa (Tanzania - TZ), about 62.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 36.013 and latitude -5.414.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-5.414, 36.013
UTC time	2008-03-06 07:35:35.370

Location	Dodoma
Country	Tanzania (TZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-03-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kondoa	62.6 km
Dodoma	89.7 km
Kibaigwa	102.2 km
Mpwapwa	116.5 km
Geiro	125.1 km
Babati	136.4 km
Singida	155.7 km
Mbulu	182.1 km
Dumila	182.6 km
Kilosa	191.0 km
Chanika	222.1 km
Handeni	222.1 km

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