Earthquake details

Sunday, December 6, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Malawi on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 17:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Karonga (Malawi - MW), about 26.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 33.968 and latitude -10.171.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-10.171, 33.968
UTC time	2009-12-06 17:58:15.460

Location	Karonga
Country	Malawi (MW)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-12-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Karonga	26.7 km
Kyela	66.7 km
Tukuyu	108.3 km
Katumba	111.3 km
Njombe	127.1 km
Mbinga	142.7 km
Mzuzu	144.2 km
Isoka	146.2 km
Mbeya	152.5 km
Utengule	157.7 km
Nakonde	162.8 km
Tunduma	163.6 km

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