Earthquake details

Sunday, December 6, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Malawi on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 17:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Karonga (Malawi - MW), about 22.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 33.870 and latitude -10.126.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	9.0 km
Coordinates	-10.126, 33.870
UTC time	2009-12-06 17:36:36.010

Location	Karonga
Country	Malawi (MW)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-12-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Karonga	22.5 km
Kyela	60.4 km
Tukuyu	100.5 km
Katumba	103.2 km
Njombe	131.4 km
Isoka	135.5 km
Mbeya	144.1 km
Utengule	148.7 km
Mzuzu	150.0 km
Nakonde	151.2 km
Tunduma	152.0 km
Vwawa	152.9 km

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