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M5.1 earthquake near Caia, Sofala

3535 d ago · 10 Feb 2017, 16:43 UTC 115 km SSE of Nsanje, Malawi

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 115 km SSE of Nsanje, Malawi on 10 Feb 2017, 16:43 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Caia, about 30 km away in Sofala, Mozambique.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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