Seismic history
Major earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and geological events in Tanzania, 1900–2026, with sources and detailed information.
Total earthquakes
74
M5+
Strongest
M7.0
| Date | Magnitude | Location | Depth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919-07-08 | 7.0 | 17 km SSW of Sumbawanga, Tanzania | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1910-12-13 | 6.9 | 39 km WSW of Karema, Tanzania | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2005-12-05 | 6.8 | 76 km ESE of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 22 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1960-09-22 | 6.5 | 19 km SW of Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1919-05-01 | 6.5 | 12 km WNW of Chama, Zambia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1964-05-07 | 6.5 | 28 km W of Dongobesh, Tanzania | 31 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2000-10-02 | 6.5 | 15 km W of Nkove, Tanzania | 34 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1942-10-09 | 6.4 | 38 km S of Mbamba Bay, Tanzania | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1940-12-18 | 6.3 | 30 km WNW of Chama, Zambia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1952-01-31 | 6.2 | 27 km SE of Makamba, Burundi | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2002-10-24 | 6.2 | 34 km SW of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1949-10-01 | 6.0 | 13 km W of Sumbawanga, Tanzania | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2020-08-12 | 6.0 | 66 km NNE of Kilindoni, Tanzania | 18 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2009-12-19 | 6.0 | 23 km SSW of Karonga, Malawi | 6 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1954-07-03 | 6.0 | 9 km SSW of Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1951-11-01 | 5.9 | 17 km E of Mbulu, Tanzania | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1997-09-21 | 5.9 | 26 km WNW of Kirando, Tanzania | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1994-08-18 | 5.9 | 55 km ENE of Chala, Tanzania | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2007-07-17 | 5.9 | 37 km W of Longido, Tanzania | 8 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2017-02-24 | 5.9 | 40 km E of Kaputa, Zambia | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2016-09-10 | 5.9 | 27 km ENE of Nsunga, Tanzania | 40 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1960-09-22 | 5.9 | 30 km S of Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1986-06-29 | 5.8 | 51 km S of Kigoma, Tanzania | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1976-09-19 | 5.7 | 36 km WNW of Chama, Zambia | 27 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1985-02-23 | 5.7 | 36 km WNW of Usevia, Tanzania | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1977-12-15 | 5.6 | 11 km SSE of Ilongero, Tanzania | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1999-05-07 | 5.6 | 47 km ENE of Chala, Tanzania | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2007-12-08 | 5.6 | 14 km SSW of Kisanga, Tanzania | 6 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2023-08-08 | 5.5 | 39 km SSE of Ikungi, Tanzania | 7 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1975-09-21 | 5.5 | 6 km N of Sumbawanga, Tanzania | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2009-12-12 | 5.5 | 2 km WSW of Karonga, Malawi | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1990-05-15 | 5.5 | 30 km N of Mto wa Mbu, Tanzania | 5 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2005-12-09 | 5.5 | 62 km ESE of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2002-11-04 | 5.5 | 58 km N of Msanga, Tanzania | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2019-03-21 | 5.5 | 54 km E of Sumbawanga, Tanzania | 22 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1966-10-30 | 5.4 | 20 km S of Gitega, Burundi | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2008-03-06 | 5.4 | 62 km SSE of Kondoa, Tanzania | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1989-09-05 | 5.4 | 22 km SE of Nkhata Bay, Malawi | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1968-06-29 | 5.3 | 49 km WSW of Ntungamo, Uganda | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1972-02-13 | 5.3 | 20 km WSW of Shelui, Tanzania | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2026-01-20 | 5.3 | 40 km S of Mbumi, Tanzania | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1979-11-21 | 5.3 | 43 km S of Laela, Tanzania | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1978-01-29 | 5.3 | 11 km WNW of Rumonge, Burundi | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1998-03-28 | 5.3 | 37 km ESE of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1993-04-11 | 5.3 | 11 km E of Mbulu, Tanzania | 28 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2006-01-09 | 5.3 | 62 km ESE of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 26 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1983-12-11 | 5.3 | 40 km SW of Kahama, Tanzania | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1984-08-25 | 5.3 | 49 km ESE of Laela, Tanzania | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2017-04-29 | 5.3 | 83 km ESE of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2010-08-03 | 5.3 | 56 km N of Mbekenyera, Tanzania | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2014-11-02 | 5.3 | 49 km NNE of Samfya, Zambia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2025-07-28 | 5.2 | 33 km NW of Rumonge, Burundi | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1977-01-04 | 5.2 | 39 km SW of Maneromango, Tanzania | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1976-08-29 | 5.2 | 24 km NW of Namanyere, Tanzania | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1999-05-07 | 5.2 | 38 km ENE of Chala, Tanzania | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1996-12-20 | 5.2 | 43 km S of Kondoa, Tanzania | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1991-02-22 | 5.2 | 6 km NE of Magugu, Tanzania | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2003-03-20 | 5.2 | Rwanda - Burundi region | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2007-07-18 | 5.2 | 67 km W of Longido, Tanzania | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1967-10-14 | 5.2 | 37 km W of Wundanyi, Kenya | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2023-09-05 | 5.1 | 37 km SSE of Ikungi, Tanzania | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1975-08-06 | 5.1 | 12 km SSE of Galappo, Tanzania | 32 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2009-12-06 | 5.1 | 19 km S of Karonga, Malawi | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1994-04-24 | 5.1 | 46 km NE of Mporokoso, Zambia | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1990-04-05 | 5.1 | 46 km N of Mto wa Mbu, Tanzania | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2005-12-08 | 5.1 | 74 km SSE of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2002-01-21 | 5.1 | 22 km S of Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1985-11-28 | 5.1 | 43 km ESE of Kaputa, Zambia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2018-06-05 | 5.1 | 96 km SE of Mocímboa, Mozambique | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2020-08-13 | 5.1 | 64 km NNE of Kilindoni, Tanzania | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2016-07-13 | 5.1 | 60 km N of Msanga, Tanzania | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2024-11-24 | 5.0 | 1 km NNE of Mbamba Bay, Tanzania | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1995-12-08 | 5.0 | 53 km NNW of Mlalo, Tanzania | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1986-07-10 | 5.0 | 51 km NNW of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |