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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Karonga	2.6 km
Kyela	40.5 km
Tukuyu	82.2 km
Katumba	85.2 km
Njombe	115.2 km
Mbeya	126.6 km
Utengule	132.2 km
Vwawa	141.8 km
Isoka	142.1 km
Nakonde	144.3 km
Tunduma	144.5 km
Mlowo	146.2 km

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