What the records say
- When
- 22 Feb 2006
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Where
- Mozambique
- Coordinates
- 21.32° S, 33.58° E
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 36
- Houses destroyed
- 294
- Intensity mmi
- 5
- Depth km
- 11
2006 Mozambique earthquake
Earthquake in southeastern Africa
The 2006 Mozambique earthquake occurred at 22:19 UTC on 22 February. It had a magnitude of 7.0 on the moment magnitude scale and caused 4 deaths and 36 injuries. The epicenter was near Machaze in Manica Province of southern Mozambique, just north of the Save River. It was the largest historical earthquake in Mozambique and the first earthquake in southern Africa to have an identified surface rupture.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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