M6.5 earthquake near Kirando, Rukwa

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 15 km W of Nkove, Tanzania on 2 Oct 2000, 02:25 UTC at a depth of 34 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Kirando, about 63 km away in Rukwa, Tanzania.