Tanzania earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 63 km SE of Madimba, Tanzania

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 63 km SE of Madimba, Tanzania on Mon, Jun 3, 1985, 9:06 PM GMT+2 (19:06 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 101 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1985-06-03 19:06:58 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
10.719° S, 40.811° E
Region
Tanzania
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.586 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15082 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.575 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15080 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.596 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15078 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.313 km E of Mtwara, Tanzania · 15078 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 5.087 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15078 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 5.0102 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15078 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.579 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15078 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 5.196 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15078 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.691 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15078 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.055 km NE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15077 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.477 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15075 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.475 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15074 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 5.6101 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15074 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.772 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15074 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 4.870 km E of Madimba, Tanzania · 15074 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.693 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15074 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 4.790 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15074 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 4.568 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15074 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 4.6Tanzania · 15074 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 4.583 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15072 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 4.786 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15053 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 5.3115 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15103 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.320 km NNE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15106 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.8102 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15106 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.768 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15110 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.139 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15114 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.7121 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15114 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.9114 km ENE of Mocímboa, Mozambique · 15118 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 5.4115 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15119 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.050 km NE of Mocímboa, Mozambique · 15119 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 6.4120 km E of Madimba, Tanzania · 15119 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 6.0121 km E of Madimba, Tanzania · 15119 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002fg5. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC.