M 4.9 earthquake – 40 km E of Nsanje, Malawi
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Local time: Apr 7, 2022 · 12:43 (UTC+2)
LightShallow · 10 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.9body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- -16.877, 35.64341 km from Nsanje
- Energy released
- 338 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- 8"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 2.8max. reported (CDI)
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 372USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest here since 2018
The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on Mar 8, 2018.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 338 tons of TNT, 1.4 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Malawi.
- 5.9 49 km E of Nsanje, Malawi Jan 17, 1954
- 5.5 24 km NE of Nsanje, Malawi Mar 8, 2018
- 5.1 115 km SSE of Nsanje, Malawi Feb 10, 2017
- 5.1 148 km N of Dondo, Mozambique Jul 24, 1991
- 5.1 20 km SSE of Mwanza, Malawi May 6, 1966
- 5.0 45 km W of Chinde, Mozambique Oct 5, 1981
- 4.9 25 km ENE of Nsanje, Malawi Mar 8, 2018
- 4.9 49 km SE of Phalombe, Malawi Jan 4, 2000