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Update 12:00 UTC: Shaking map with possible related damage from the natural disaster specialists at CATnews (Risklayer – CEDIM), Karlsruhe, Germany. Map generated by Andreas Schäfer.
Update 11:56 UTC: Main earth movement based on the current focal mechanism. Image courtesy Observatoire Geoscope
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The focal mechanism of this earthquake is “normal”, in other words the 2 sections are pulled out of each other (white towards both black parts)
Update 10:05 UTC: A strong M5.0 aftershock happened just a couple of minutes ago. Mainshock and aftershock seismogram on 1 image
Update 09:06 UTC: shaking map of this earthquake. Theoretically only light shaking expected but we fear for stronger shaking
Update 09:05 UTC: Based on the present earthquake parameters (Magnitude, Depth, Population, etc) and our experience with earthquake damage impact, earthquake-report.com does expect at least some slight damage like cracks in walls, fallen tiles, etc.
Most important Earthquake Data:
Magnitude : 5.5
Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2018-03-08 10:49:44
GMT/UTC Time : 2018-03-08 08:49:44
Depth (Hypocenter) : 10 km
Depth and Magnitude updates in the list below.
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| SRC |
Location |
UTC Date/time |
M |
D |
INFO |
| GEOFON |
Malawi |
Mar 08 09:52 |
4.8 |
10 |
MAPI Felt ItINFO |
Blz – Very weak shaking
Topuito, Mozambique – A slow rocking felt with doors and window blinds moving. No sound.
Blantyre – no property damage
Mpanga – Shaking lasted about 10 seconds, no property damage
Blantyre – Lasted 15 seconds. Very noisy. No obvious damage
Lunzu – heard a noise. In the house dishes rattled, the second one was about an hr later
Lilongwe – Weak shaking
Blantyre – I was in the loo when it happened. Felt like i was taking a dump on an elephants back.
mpanga – Light shaking
mulanje – I was lying on my bed…the bed was shaking the walls as well…I thought something was on the roof …I rushed outside the ground was shaking too.after maybe 30 seconds I went back inside…it happened again this time not as strong as the first one….and minutes later it happened again…fir the third time.my living room wall hangings fell to the ground.
Blantyre – i was in the office then suddenly my hand started shaking as i was holding the mouse of the computer..then i could feel more on my feet..i run quickly outside i was scared
lol,but.the second one wasn\’t that strong.
Harare, Zimbabwe – Light shaking
Chirimba – sitting on my computer when the desk started shaking. luckily no damage
Zomba – Moderate shaking
Blantyre – Moderate shaking
BLANTYRE – When the the earth and office building started shaking, we had to run out of the office for fear of an escalation.
blantyre – estava no colegio quando aconteceu todos os alunos pularam para de baixo da mesa,sentirmos grandes tremores
Limbe – It lasted for 20 sec. I was sticking. Could hear some noises from roof ceiling. Then saw the table shaking. Before I could realise what is happening my help girl came running saying exit the building it\’s earth quake.
Limbe – It lasted for 20 sec. I was sticking. Could hear some noises from roof ceiling. Then saw the table shaking. Before I could realise what is happening my help girl came running saying exit the building it\’s earth quake.
Blantyre – sound and desk shaking lasted about 10-15 seconds
Mangochi – Mi trovavo in banca a Mangochi una forte oscillazione del pavimento mi ha allertata e sono uscita all\’aperto.
Pensavo fosse una mia immaginazione..perché all\’interno nessuno si é accorto di nulla.
Chemba, Mozambique – Wstrząs trwał około 15 sekund.
To był mój pierwszy raz kiedy doznałam trzęsienia ziemi. Gotowałam obiad kiedy nagle zaczęły równo 10:50 drgać wszystkie naczynia w szafach , czułam jak cały dom się rusza, jak wszystko „chodzi” wybiegłam na dwór i wszystko na szczęście ustało.
Neno – The shaking lasted 10 seconds, scaring though
Lilongwe – about 3 sec
Bangula, Msanhe district – 10-15 seconds, I was sleeping and it won’t me up as it moved me back and forth on my bed, none of my free standing furniture fell down, a couple of our buildings have new cracks in them… the locals mostly got injured but running over each other to get out of buildings
Nchalo – Felt the shaking, but not that strong
Blantyre – Was in a moving car but saw people running out of buildings only to be told later that it was a tremor. Lasted not more than a minute.
Harare, Zimbabwe – It lasted a few seconds and felt my chair moving
Blantyre – Was walking in the street when I felt it
Blantyre – The earthquake lasted for 10-15seconds and it started at about 10:49am with light then moderate rattling of desks and office furniture. People scrambled to safety. An after shock tremor followed at 11:52am but this time it was very weak and lasted for 5seconds
Nsanje – Maybe 40
Zomba – I was working and felt the ground moving and the building, a bank shaking, it lasted almost thirty seconds and there was noise in the bank. no property was damaged. Glory to God. An aftershock followed which did not last two seconds later.
Larde – Sitting in containerized office and office was shaking slightly for a two to three minutes. No damage.
Blantyre – Felt tremor while in office and we all ran outside the building. It was exciting though
Zomba – Weak shaking
Zomba – I was in the library at chancellor college,, it lasted for approximately 20 seconds,, for a moment fear engulfed me and could see fellow students scrambling to get out of the library,, such an experience you know
Blantyre – Was in class, and suddenly desks, chairs and windows started shaking quite a lot.. we were not worried, in fact enjoyed the fact that an earthquake was happening?( considering it was undamaging) .. It felt like manyhuge rocks were Rollin underground
Blantyre – In a ward at QECH. The shaking way moderate and lasted for approximately 15 seconds. The noise was quite high, probably due to loose things in the ward.
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| USGS |
Nsanje, Malawi |
Mar 08 09:52 |
5.2 |
10 |
MAPI Felt It |
| EMSC |
Mozambique |
Mar 08 09:52 |
4.8 |
2 |
MAPI Felt ItINFO |
| USGS |
Nsanje, Malawi |
Mar 08 08:49 |
5.6 |
6 |
MAPI Felt It |
| GEOFON |
Malawi |
Mar 08 08:49 |
5.5 |
10 |
MAPI Felt ItINFO |
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mulanje – Lasted maybe 15-20 seconds and there was light damage– large ceiling light fixtures fell and broke. The shaking was a tremor– not too violent from here but steady.
mulanje – Tremor lasting about 15 seconds, light damage– fallen light fixtures.
Blantyre – It shook the office building to we had all to rush out from the offices but reports from college of medicine which is just a few kilometers (about 1) says that some office windows have been smashed.
Blantyre – Light shaking
Blantyre – 10-15 seconds of shaking. No damage
THYOLO – THE FIRST ONE WAS 10-15 SECONDS,THE SECOND WAS 10 SECONDS
Ngabu – No damage to property nor falling of loose items.
Mulanje – There have been two aftershocks so far– one very light and the second stonger one sent us running.
Blantyre – I was in my office and then i felt my legs shaking , i asked my workmates if they were feeling it too and they said yes,when i touched my desk it the shaking got stronger and thats when we realised it was an earthquake. But it stopped as we were leaving the office. It lasted about 30 seconds
Limbe – Lasted about 30 seconds. People ran out of the building. I felt myself shaking first before I realised it was actually the building shaking. 1 aftershock, felt slightly less, lasted 10 seconds.
Blantyre – The first one was a bit wek but the second one was strong and made us run from the building
Blantyre – I was seating on the chair in the house, suddenly I felt I was shaking when I looked at my surroundings I noted the furniture and electric appliances were shaking as well then I realised it was an earthquake. I went outside on an open ground for my safety. So far,there hasn\\\’t been any damage. The earthquake lasted less than 30 minutes.
Lilongwe – In a three storey building, felt the building shake for about 20 seconds. Everyone in the building felt it. There was another lighter tremor about an hour after the first one. This second one lasted about 5 – 10 seconds.
Bangula – For the first one I could feel the ground shaking under me outside and hear the classrooms just behind me shaking. Lasted about 30seconds. Very small damage, a small amount of plaster crumbled off on house. For the second one ground was shaking again, was a bit shorter, about 20seconds.
Blantyre – Rumbling sound and furniture rattling about 30 seconds.. had a school evacuation to ensure students safety
Limbe – I was in class and then I felt the ground shaking.At first i thought it was a truck but a few seconds in, I saw the ceiling fan shaking. Everyoe ran out
Zomba – Strong shaking
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