M6.0 earthquake near Karonga, Northern Region

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 23 km SSW of Karonga, Malawi on 19 Dec 2009, 23:19 UTC at a depth of 6 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 Karonga, about 23 km away in Northern Region, Malawi.