A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Mbeya in Tanzania. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:53:22 / 12:53 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000pzhx. Event ids that are associated: us7000pzhx. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 33.4259 East, latitude -8.8801 South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 16/05/25 / 2025-05-16 00:53:22 / May 16, 2025 @ 12:53 am UTC/GMT.

Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mwaya, Chitipa, Kyela (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 3 km (2 miles) from Mbeya (c. 291 600 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Katumba (c. 108 600 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Vwawa (c. 40 100 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Tunduma (c. 36 600 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Kyela (c. 30 700 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Tukuyu (c. 28 400 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Igurusi (c. 24 900 pop). Nearby country/countries, Tanzania (c. 41 893 000 pop) (That might be effected).

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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 3 km NW of Mbeya, Tanzania.

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