Earthquake details

Monday, December 7, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Malawi on Monday, December 7, 2009 at 18:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Karonga (Malawi - MW), about 12.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 33.844 and latitude -9.998.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-9.998, 33.844
UTC time	2009-12-07 18:16:32.440

Location	Karonga
Country	Malawi (MW)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-12-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Karonga	12.2 km
Kyela	46.2 km
Tukuyu	85.9 km
Katumba	88.7 km
Njombe	124.8 km
Mbeya	129.7 km
Isoka	133.9 km
Utengule	134.5 km
Vwawa	140.6 km
Nakonde	141.0 km
Tunduma	141.5 km
Mlowo	145.8 km

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