Malawi hit by 5.6 magnitude quake

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A 5.6 magnitude earthquake has hit Nsanje district. The tremor, reportedly the strongest since the sequence of earthquakes that struck Karonga district in 2009, lasted for about 10 seconds.

According to information published by U.S. Geological Survey’s National Earthquake Information,  the epicenter is in Mozambique, just 25 km from Nsanje.

It lasted for about 15 seconds.

Meanwhile, there are no official statement from the Malawi Government with regards to the damage that might have been caused by the earthquake.

The tremor has been felt in different parts of Malawi, to as far as Blantyre and Zomba which are located about 115km and 150km from the epicenter.

Malawi lies in the great East African Rift System (EARS), a 3000 km long Cenozoic age continental rift extending from the Afar Triple Junction between the horn of Africa and the Middle East, to western Mozambique.

It is the only rift system in the world that is active on a continent-wide scale, providing geologists with a view of how continental rifts develop over time into oceanic spreading centers like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

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11 Comments

  1. Zochepa izi,mmaiko enawa chivomelezi chikachitika sizisowekela kufunsa kwa aneba,mulungu amakakonda ka dziko kathuka.

    1. Oh very sad and bad,b@ the case here is about 5.6 magnitude earthquake,ma reporter akupanga report as if ndiyomwe yapanga Malawi,while according to USA report pomwe akutengapo info anthu Wa ikusonyeza Mozambique, and the distance is More than 27km

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