M4.9 earthquake 22 km SW of Lichinga, Mozambique
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 22 km SW of Lichinga, Mozambique on Wed, Jul 25, 1973, 6:59 PM GMT+2 (16:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-07-25 16:59:39 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.479° S, 35.126° E
- Region
- Mozambique
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002uv. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.