Earthquakes by city Malawi 100 km
Seismic city profile

Mzuzu

Mzuzu, Malawi: 38 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population
249,564
Residents in the indexed city record.
Earthquakes
38
Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.
Max magnitude
6.4
Strongest recorded event in the current radius.
Timezone
Africa/Blantyre
Coordinates -11.466, 34.021
Nearby activity pulse
Last 30 days
0
Last 12 months
1
Last nearby event: 2026-01-23 19:20 UTC
Strongest nearby event
M 6.4
MW
1942-10-09 15:46 UTC

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Mzuzu

The map centers on Mzuzu and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude
4.5
Average depth
16.2 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 1 events shown
UTC Magnitude Region Depth
2026-01-23 19:20 M 4.4
Mzuzu
Malawi
10.0 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2026-01 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

1
1942
1
1973
1
1974
1
1977
1
1978
2
1979
2
1980
1
1982
1
1984
1
1985
3
1986
2
1987
1
1988
2
1989
1
1996
1
1999
1
2006
1
2009
1
2010
1
2011
1
2012
1
2016
1
2017
1
2019
3
2020
2
2021
1
2022
1
2024
1
2026
Year Max magnitude Earthquakes
2026 M 4.4 1
2024 M 5.0 1
2022 M 4.1 1
2021 M 4.4 2
2020 M 5.0 3
2019 M 4.2 1
2017 M 4.3 1
2016 M 4.6 1
2012 M 4.5 1
2011 M 4.3 1
2010 M 4.3 1
2009 M 4.1 1
2006 M 4.0 1
1999 M 4.1 1
1996 M 4.0 1
1989 M 5.4 2
1988 M 4.3 1
1987 M 4.4 2
1986 M 4.9 3
1985 M 4.1 1
1984 M 4.8 1
1982 M 4.3 1
1980 M 4.3 2
1979 M 5.0 2
1978 M 5.1 1
1977 M 4.6 1
1974 M 4.9 1
1973 M 4.7 1
1942 M 6.4 1