List of earthquakes in Tanzania

This is a list of earthquakes in Tanzania:

Earthquakes

Date Region Coords Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Comments
2021-08-31 Shinyanga 3°21′32″S 32°18′43″E / 3.359°S 32.312°E / -3.359; 32.312 4.8 Mw  V 1 Moderate damage [1]
2019-03-21 Rukwa 7°54′50″S 32°06′32″E / 7.914°S 32.109°E / -7.914; 32.109 5.5 Mw  VI 1 Moderate damage [2][3]
2017-05-25 Mwanza 3°02′35″S 32°53′17″E / 3.043°S 32.888°E / -3.043; 32.888 4.4 Mw  V 1 18 Injuries due to stampede [4][5][6]
2016-09-10 Kagera 1°00′S 31°36′E / 1.0°S 31.6°E / -1.0; 31.6 5.9 Ms VII 23 252
2007-07-17 Arusha 2°44′02″S 36°21′43″E / 2.734°S 36.362°E / -2.734; 36.362 5.9 Mw  VIII Some damage/Part of an earthquake swarm [7]
2002-05-18 2°54′S 33°42′E / 2.9°S 33.7°E / -2.9; 33.7 5.5 Mw 2
2000-10-02 7°54′S 30°42′E / 7.9°S 30.7°E / -7.9; 30.7 6.5 Ms 6
1964-05-07 4°00′S 34°54′E / 4.0°S 34.9°E / -4.0; 34.9 6.0 Mw 1 1
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

References

  1. ^ "M 4.8 - 33 km NNE of Masumbwe, Tanzania". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  2. ^ "M 5.5 - 54km E of Sumbawanga, Tanzania". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  3. ^ "Damage, one death in Tanzania earthquake". Africa Times. 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  4. ^ "M 4.4 - 22km WSW of Misasi, Tanzania". United States Geological Survey. May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  5. ^ Matowo, Rehema (May 26, 2017). "Tanzania: 18 Shocked Students Hospitalized As Tremor Hits Geita". The Citizen (Dar es Salaam). Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  6. ^ Armand Vervaeck (May 25, 2017). "Earthquake in the Geita region, Tanzania, kills 1 and injuries 18 - May 25, 2017". Earthquake-Report.com. Archived from the original on May 30, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  7. ^ "M 5.9 - 37 km W of Longido, Tanzania". earthquake.usgs.gov.

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