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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem911871
USGS iscgem911871

16 Apr 1922, 14:07

149 km W of Kigoma, Tanzania

A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 149 km W of Kigoma, Tanzania?

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-4.875000, 28.278000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem911871
Coordinates
-4.875, 28.278
Network
iscgem
Significance
648