Earthquake details

Saturday, December 12, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Malawi on Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 02:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Karonga (Malawi - MW), about 2.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 33.911 and latitude -9.942.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -9.942, 33.911
UTC time 2009-12-12 02:27:03.780
Location Karonga
Country Malawi (MW)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-12-12

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