January 11, 2017 Earthquake: Antsirabe, Madagascar
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Antsirabe, Madagascar on January 11, 2017 at 22:06:58 UTC, 7 km below the surface. It killed 2 people.
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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
- January 11, 2017
- Time
- 22:06:58 UTC
- Place
- Antsirabe, Madagascar
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 7 km (4 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 20.160° S, 46.647° E
- Country
- Madagascar
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- Few (about 1 to 50)
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- Few (about 1 to 50)
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.
Two children were killed in Fokontany Ambalavato 601 in the municipality of Antsirabe. Some people were injured.
In the District of Betafo and Ankazomiriotra was found collapsed building and rent increased greatly.
(above from reference #11827)
Antsirabe, Antananarivo, Madagascar - CDI: 6; Fianarantsoa, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar - CDI: 5; Ifanadiana, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar - CDI: 4; Taolanaro, Toliary, Madagascar - CDI: 4; Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar - CDI: 4 (reference #13456)
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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 10254.