M5.0 earthquake 85 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 85 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania on Tue, Sep 17, 1985, 1:57 PM GMT+3 (10:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-17 10:57:10 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.576° S, 41.094° E
- Region
- Tanzania
- 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 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jup. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC.