A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Msanga in Tanzania on Wednesday. Id of earthquake: us10006361. Event ids that are associated: us10006361. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 35.9531° East, -5.4875° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/07/16 / 2016-07-13 03:01:15 / July 13, 2016 @ 3:01 am. The temblor was picked up at 06:01:15 / 6:01 am (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kongwa, Kintinku, Dodoma (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tanzania (c. 41 893 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 80 km (50 miles) from Dodoma (c. 180 500 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Kondoa (c. 23 500 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Kongwa (c. 11 800 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Kisasa (c. 10 000 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Kintinku (c. 7 900 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Msanga (c. 5 500 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Kibaya (c. 5 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 62 km N of Msanga, Tanzania. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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