Earthquake details

Sunday, December 6, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Malawi on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 18:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Karonga (Malawi - MW), about 12.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 33.866 and latitude -10.024.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -10.024, 33.866
UTC time 2009-12-06 18:00:01.050
Location Karonga
Country Malawi (MW)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-12-06

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