Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tanzania on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 15:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mbulu (Tanzania - TZ), about 75.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 34.853 and latitude -3.895.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.895, 34.853
UTC time 2009-02-03 15:48:53.420
Location Mbulu
Country Tanzania (TZ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-02-03

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