5.9-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Tanzania, EMSC Says

In 2017, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake at the border with Uganda and Rwanda near Lake Victoria in northern Tanzania killed at least 13 people and injured 203.

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred off the Tanzanian coast, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

The quake took place about 77 kilometres (48 miles) southeast of Dar es Salaam at a depth of 10 kilometres (6 miles). There have been no immediate reports about damages or casualties caused by the earthquake.

On the map above are the reports from eyewitnesses. It was widely felt in Dar el Salam and -by a few people- up to Arusha and Nairobi 700km away
No report of damage so far

— EMSC (@LastQuake) August 12, 2020

​Dar es Salaam, a major city and commercial port on Tanzania’s Indian Ocean coast, has a population of 2.7 million people.

In 2007, a 6.0-magnitude quake struck the Tanzanian town of Arusha, east of Bukoba.