M4.4 earthquake 85 km N of Dondo, Mozambique
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 85 km N of Dondo, Mozambique on Mon, Mar 30, 1981, 8:55 AM GMT+2 (06:55 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-03-30 06:55:56 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.838° S, 34.647° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cy4. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:47 PM UTC.