Tanzania earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 90 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 90 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania on Fri, Jun 28, 1985, 10:38 AM GMT+2 (08:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-06-28 08:38:14 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
10.693° S, 41.104° E
Region
Tanzania
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.568 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15061 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.6Tanzania · 15061 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.583 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15059 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.786 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15040 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 4.693 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15061 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.870 km E of Madimba, Tanzania · 15061 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.772 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15061 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 5.6101 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15061 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.475 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15061 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.477 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15062 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.055 km NE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15064 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.691 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15065 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 5.196 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15065 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 4.579 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15065 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 5.0102 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15065 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 5.087 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15065 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 4.313 km E of Mtwara, Tanzania · 15065 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 4.596 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15065 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 4.575 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15066 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 4.586 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15068 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 4.263 km SE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15086 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 5.3115 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15090 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002g80. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC.