List of earthquakes in Tanzania explained

This is a list of earthquakes in Tanzania:

Earthquakes

Date	Region	Coords		MMI	Deaths	Injuries		Comments
2021-08-31	Shinyanga		4.8	V		1	Moderate damage	^[1]
2019-03-21	Rukwa		5.5	VI	1		Moderate damage	^[2] ^[3]
2017-05-25	Mwanza		4.4	V	1	18	Injuries due to stampede	^[4] ^[5] ^[6]
2016-09-10	Kagera		5.9 Ms	VII	23	252
2007-07-17	Arusha		5.9	VIII			Some damage/Part of an earthquake swarm	^[7]
2002-05-18			5.5 Mw		2
2000-10-02			6.5 Ms			6
1964-05-07			6.0 Mw		1	1
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

References

Sources

Notes and References

1. Web site: M 4.8 - 33 km NNE of Masumbwe, Tanzania. earthquake.usgs.gov.
2. Web site: M 5.5 - 54km E of Sumbawanga, Tanzania. earthquake.usgs.gov. 2019-03-22.
3. Web site: Damage, one death in Tanzania earthquake. 2019-03-22. Africa Times. en-US. 2019-03-22.
4. Web site: M 4.4 - 22km WSW of Misasi, Tanzania. United States Geological Survey. May 16, 2022. May 25, 2017.
5. News: Tanzania: 18 Shocked Students Hospitalized As Tremor Hits Geita. Matowo. Rehema. May 26, 2017. The Citizen (Dar es Salaam). May 26, 2017.
6. Web site: Earthquake in the Geita region, Tanzania, kills 1 and injuries 18 - May 25, 2017. Armand Vervaeck. May 25, 2017. Earthquake-Report.com. May 27, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170530114516/http://earthquake-report.com/2017/05/25/moderate-earthquake-lake-victoria-region-tanzania-on-may-25-2017-2/. May 30, 2017 .
7. Web site: M 5.9 - 37 km W of Longido, Tanzania. earthquake.usgs.gov.