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USGS us70005dj8

9 Sept 2019, 01:38

39 km WSW of Mpanda, Tanzania

A magnitude 5.4 mww earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 39 km WSW of Mpanda, Tanzania?

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-6.471400, 30.739100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us70005dj8
Coordinates
-6.4714, 30.7391
Network
us
Significance
454