Fuerte terremoto magnitud 5.1 - Indian Ocean, 76 km SE of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, jueves, 13 ago. 2020 -
Este terremoto probablemente fue una réplica del terremoto M 6.0 terremoto: Océano Índico, 88 km al sureste de Dar es-Salam, Tanzania Wed, 12 Aug 2020 17:13que había ocurrido 22 horas antes.
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Fuerte terremoto magnitud 5.1 at 10 km depth
13 Aug 16:37 UTC: Primero en informar: GeoAu después de 1 hora y 42 minutos.
Fecha & hora: 13 Aug 2020 14:54:54 UTC -
Magnitud: 5.1
Profundidad: 10.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 7.286°S / 39.78°E
(Océano Índico, Tanzania)Nearby towns and cities:
62 km al ESE de Vikindu (Mkuranga) (pop: 23,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
66 km al ESE de Mkwanga (Mkuranga) (pop: 28,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
76 km al SE de Dar es-Salam (pop: 2,698,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
89 km al ENE de Bungu (Rufiji) (pop: 27,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
105 km al ENE de Kibiti (Rufiji) (pop: 30,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
111 km al ESE de Kibaha (pop: 23,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
133 km al ESE de Mlandizi (pop: 29,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
135 km al SE de Bagamoyo (pop: 82,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
140 km al SSE de Zanzíbar (pop: 403,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
463 km al ESE de Dodoma (pop: 180,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: GeoAu (Geoscience Australia )
Energía liberada estimada: 2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| M 5.1 | 10 km | Tanzania | GeoAu |
| M 5.0 | 10 km | Tanzania | USGS |
| M 5.0 | 10 km | Tanzania | GFZ |
| M 5.0 | 10 km | Tanzania | EMSC |
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76.8 km NW of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
Dar es salaam Tanzania (76.8 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)
Nairobi (745.8 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
Kariakoo / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Was resting on bed and it started shaking the bed back and forth, then I checked the water, it was shaking by itself in a bottle. It happened about 17.54 pm local time. Then around 21.00 pm local time i saw water again is vibrating. Then at 22.00 and 22.45 pm very slight vibrations occurred. | 2 users found this interesting.
- The quakes you mention that occurred in the evening were aftershocks. Be prepared for many more to come in the coming days and weeks.
Goba Kinzudi / Light shaking (MMI IV) : I was sleeping on the coach then I felt some vibration in cycles After few minutes I heard in the news that it was Earthquake
Kanamai / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) : Very strong shaking furniture was moving some stacked items fell down from position we were being shaken and had to lay down flat as we couldn't reach under our table to safety. Felt like a thousand horses galloping outside our third floor apartments. The whole building was shaking and swaying. The past week weather has been unusually cold especially evenings. It came in two waves. Very terrifying. This is not the first time we usually experience this tremors and aftershocks but more so because
Dar es salaam / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : We felt it. It started with a mild shaking of sofas and then the windows, tables started shaking and we could feel the movement in floor too.
Daressalaam Tanzania city centre / Strong shaking (MMI VI)
dar es salaam / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Daressalaam / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Upanga / not felt
Kalenga Street / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Sinza Mori Dar es Salaam / not felt
DAR ES SALAAM / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : I was shaking very much
Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Mombasa kenya / not felt ![image.jpg... .jpg (public domain)]()
Masaki dar esa / not felt
Paje / not felt
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania, 91 km NW of epicenter) : It was a mild tremor (reported through EMSC)
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania, United Republic of, 185 km NW of epicenter) : Wer bad (reported through EMSC)
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