M5.1 earthquake near Kondoa, Dodoma

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 60 km N of Msanga, Tanzania on 13 Jul 2016, 03:01 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 Kondoa, about 70 km away in Dodoma, Tanzania.