A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Basotu in Tanzania. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000pzat. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pzat. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:44:16 / 10:44 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/03/25 / 2025-03-17 10:44:16 / March 17, 2025 @ 10:44 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 35.1768 East, latitude -4.3929 South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).

Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tanzania (c. 41 893 000 pop). Event epicenter was 67 km (42 miles) from Singida (c. 62 400 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Babati (c. 34 300 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Mtinko (c. 26 700 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Magugu (c. 26 100 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Sepuka (c. 25 700 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Kiomboi (c. 23 500 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Kondoa (c. 23 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ndago, Ikungi, Kiomboi.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 10 km ESE of Basotu, Tanzania. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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