QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000h41b
USGS usp000h41b
14 Nov 2009, 04:50
68 km W of Karema, Tanzania
A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
Where is 68 km W of Karema, Tanzania?
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-6.779000, 29.823000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h41b
Coordinates
-6.779, 29.823
Network
us
Significance
441