Mozambique earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 50 km NE of Mocímboa, Mozambique

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 50 km NE of Mocímboa, Mozambique on Tue, May 14, 1985, 9:35 PM GMT+2 (19:35 UTC), 10 km (6 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
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-05-14 19:35:07 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
10.994° S, 40.679° E
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 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.4115 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15113 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.9114 km ENE of Mocímboa, Mozambique · 15112 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.7121 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15108 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.139 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15108 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.768 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15104 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.8102 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15101 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.320 km NNE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15100 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 5.3115 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15098 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.263 km SE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15093 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.586 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15076 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.575 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15074 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.596 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15072 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.313 km E of Mtwara, Tanzania · 15072 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 5.087 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15072 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 5.0102 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15072 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.579 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15072 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 5.196 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15072 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 4.691 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15072 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 4.477 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15069 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 4.475 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15069 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 5.6101 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15069 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 4.772 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15069 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 4.870 km E of Madimba, Tanzania · 15069 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 4.693 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15069 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 4.790 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15069 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 4.568 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15068 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 4.6Tanzania · 15068 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 4.583 km ESE of Madimba, Tanzania · 15066 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 6.4120 km E of Madimba, Tanzania · 15113 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 6.0121 km E of Madimba, Tanzania · 15113 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002eub. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC.