June 3, 2006 Earthquake: Salima, Malawi

Name: June 3, 2006 Earthquake: Salima, Malawi
Start: 2006-06-03
Location: Salima, Malawi

June 3, 2006 · M3.8

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck Salima, Malawi on June 3, 2006 at 16:34:25 UTC, 10 km below the surface.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: June 3, 2006
Time: 16:34:25 UTC
Place: Salima, Malawi
Magnitude: 3.8 (mb)
Focal depth: 10 km (6 mi)
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 14.520° S, 34.280° E
Country: Malawi

The toll

Damage: Limited (under about $1 million)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Some houses damaged in Salima. Felt at Lilongwe. (Reference #1053)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

March 10, 1989, Salima, Dedza, Mohinji, MalawiM6.1 · 9 deaths · $28 million · 92 km

Significant earthquakes of 2006 The 2000s Every quake the USGS located in 2006 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 7407.