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Earthquake in Tanzania today

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No M2.5+ earthquake in Tanzania in the last 24 hours The most recent was M4.6 43 km N of Kilimatinde, Tanzania, 9 days ago.

Was there an earthquake in Tanzania today? Every earthquake USGS has located in and off Tanzania in the last day and week, with the largest of the past year. Updated every few minutes.

Last 24 hours
0 M2.5+
Last 7 days
0 M2.5+
Last 30 days
4 M2.5+
Largest in 30 days
M4.7 18 km NNW of Igugunu, Tanzania, Oct 11, 2026
Past 12 months
15 M2.5+
Largest in 12 months
M5.3 40 km S of Mbumi, Tanzania, Jan 20, 2026

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Earthquakes in Tanzania today

No earthquake of M2.5 or more has been located in Tanzania in the last 24 hours. Over the past 7 days USGS lists 0, and 4 in the past 30 days (all M2.5+).

Local time is the time zone of the nearest city to the epicentre.

Earthquakes in Tanzania in the past 7 days

No M2.5+ earthquake in Tanzania in the past 7 days.

Largest earthquakes in Tanzania in the past year

USGS located 15 M2.5+ earthquakes in or off Tanzania in the past 12 months, 0.1% of the 28,891 recorded worldwide, or about 0.3 a week. This week's 0 is below that average. The strongest was M5.3 on Jan 20, 2026 (40 km S of Mbumi, Tanzania).

DateMagnitudeDepthLocation
Jan 20, 2026M5.310 km40 km S of Mbumi, Tanzania
Oct 11, 2026M4.710 km18 km NNW of Igugunu, Tanzania
Oct 16, 2026M4.610 km43 km N of Kilimatinde, Tanzania
Oct 14, 2026M4.610 km42 km NNE of Kilimatinde, Tanzania
Feb 25, 2026M4.610 km15 km ESE of Kwakoa, Tanzania
Dec 29, 2025M4.610 km28 km SE of Ikungi, Tanzania
Oct 11, 2026M4.510 km23 km SSW of Katesh, Tanzania
Feb 23, 2026M4.410 km40 km ESE of Mungaa, Tanzania
Apr 13, 2026M4.310 km31 km SW of Makamba, Burundi
Apr 12, 2026M4.310 km81 km WSW of Utete, Tanzania

Tsunami warning status

None of the earthquakes in Tanzania in the past 30 days carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.

Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.

USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.

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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).