Earthquakes in Tanzania

No events have been recorded in Tanzania in the past 30 days, of which 8 reached magnitude 4 or above, the point at which shaking becomes widely noticeable. Activity here is almost entirely crustal, which means shaking at the surface is strong relative to the magnitudes involved.

8 earthquakes have been recorded in Tanzania in our catalogue, 0 of them in the past 30 days.

The average magnitude is 4.7 and the average focal depth 10 km. 8 events reached magnitude 4 or above and 2 reached magnitude 5 or above.

The strongest earthquake recorded in Tanzania in this period was a magnitude 5.4 event near Mbumi, Tanzania on 20 January 2026, at a depth of 10 km. A magnitude 5.4 earthquake radiates roughly 1,898 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

Locations recording the most events include Madimba (1), Kondoa (1), Mungaa (1), Mbeya (1), Mbumi (1).

100% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 0% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). Almost everything here is crustal. That is characteristic of transform faulting or continental deformation rather than subduction — and it means shaking at the surface is strong for the magnitudes involved.

By band, the catalogue holds 6 in the magnitude 4 range, 2 in the magnitude 5 range.

No event in this record carries a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information.