Africa
Earthquakes in Tanzania
Every earthquake in and around Tanzania since 1900: how often it shakes, the strongest on record and the latest quakes. Offshore quakes within 300 km of its towns count too.
Past 30 days5M2.5+
Past year15M2.5+
Magnitude 6+9since 1900
StrongestM 7.01919 · 17 km SSW of Sumbawanga, Tanzania
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Before the 1970s fewer stations were recording, so early years undercount the smaller quakes.
The strongest earthquakes in Tanzania
- 7.0 17 km SSW of Sumbawanga, Tanzania Jul 8, 1919
- 6.5 15 km W of Nkove, Tanzania Oct 2, 2000
- 6.5 28 km W of Dongobesh, Tanzania May 7, 1964
- 6.4 120 km E of Madimba, Tanzania May 14, 1985
- 6.4 38 km S of Mbamba Bay, Tanzania Oct 9, 1942
- 6.2 27 km SE of Makamba, Burundi Jan 31, 1952
- 6.0 13 km W of Sumbawanga, Tanzania Oct 1, 1949
- 6.0 66 km NNE of Kilindoni, Tanzania Aug 12, 2020
- 6.0 121 km E of Madimba, Tanzania May 14, 1985
- 5.9 27 km ENE of Nsunga, Tanzania Sep 10, 2016
Last 24 months
How deep
The latest
- 4.6 43 km N of Kilimatinde, Tanzania Oct 16, 2026
- 4.6 42 km NNE of Kilimatinde, Tanzania Oct 14, 2026
- 4.5 17 km E of Mtinko, Tanzania Oct 11, 2026
- 4.7 18 km NNW of Igugunu, Tanzania Oct 11, 2026
- 4.5 23 km SSW of Katesh, Tanzania Oct 11, 2026
- 4.3 81 km WSW of Utete, Tanzania Apr 12, 2026
- 4.0 61 km S of Kisanga, Tanzania Apr 6, 2026
- 4.6 15 km ESE of Kwakoa, Tanzania Feb 25, 2026
- 4.4 40 km ESE of Mungaa, Tanzania Feb 23, 2026
- 5.3 40 km S of Mbumi, Tanzania Jan 20, 2026
- 4.2 16 km SSE of Ilongero, Tanzania Dec 30, 2025
- 4.6 28 km SE of Ikungi, Tanzania Dec 29, 2025
- 4.3 40 km SE of Ikungi, Tanzania Dec 29, 2025
- 4.2 38 km S of Kisasa, Tanzania Dec 24, 2025
- 4.3 75 km NNE of Kilindoni, Tanzania Dec 20, 2025