9 km NNW of Salima, Malawi

A magnitude 6.2 mb earthquake at 30.3 km depth.

Depth30.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 9 km NNW of Salima, Malawi?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

-13.702000, 34.420000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

usp0003sty

Coordinates

-13.702, 34.42

Network

Significance

591