Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tanzania on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 19:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lindi (Tanzania - TZ), about 90.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 39.064 and latitude -9.500.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-9.500, 39.064
UTC time	2010-08-03 19:42:13.160

Location	Lindi
Country	Tanzania (TZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2010-08-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lindi	90.5 km
Lukuledi	122.2 km
Masasi	138.5 km
Mtwara	149.5 km
Newala	161.6 km
Newala Kisimani	163.2 km
Ikwiriri	172.2 km
Kibiti	198.4 km
Mocímboa da Praia	249.7 km
Tunduru	256.2 km
Vikindu	278.8 km
Mwandege	282.1 km

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