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Earthquakes in Malawi: live activity, map and history

Explore recent and historical earthquakes in Malawi, with live USGS-derived data, magnitude and depth statistics, regional hubs and an interactive globe.

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LargestM 6.0
avg_depth10.0 km
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Recent activity vs baseline

Counts describe detected earthquakes and are not a forecast or hazard assessment.

M4.5+ · 30d0
Monthly reference0.3
Relative activity×0.0
Historical maximumM 6.0

Recent earthquakes — Malawi

30 days · Times shown in UTC.

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Magnitude distribution

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Country activity: Malawi

Quake Pulse groups events assigned to Malawi from coordinate-based country boundaries, with a cautious text fallback for offshore events. The page combines recent activity with the historical catalogue so a short-lived sequence can be read in context.

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Reference localities

Locality hubs are inferred from recurring USGS reference-place descriptions.

Karonga21 USGS referencesMonkey Bay3 USGS referencesNkhata Bay2 USGS referencesChipoka1 USGS referencesLivingstonia1 USGS referencesSalima1 USGS referencesChikwawa1 USGS referencesItumba1 USGS references

Recent local earthquakes

Times shown in UTC.

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 4.613 km NE of Chipoka, Malawi10.0 km2025-07-06 11:12:05 UTCView event →
M 4.535 km S of Monkey Bay, Malawi10.0 km2025-01-30 10:23:23 UTCView event →
M 4.512 km NNE of Livingstonia, Malawi10.0 km2024-05-04 18:05:40 UTCView event →
M 4.518 km WNW of Monkey Bay, Malawi10.0 km2022-01-07 16:45:34 UTCView event →
M 4.618 km NNE of Nkhata Bay, Malawi10.0 km2016-09-07 04:24:33 UTCView event →
M 5.112 km SW of Karonga, Malawi14.9 km2014-12-31 19:47:36 UTCView event →
M 4.525 km NE of Nkhata Bay, Malawi10.0 km2012-06-27 03:35:19 UTCView event →
M 4.612 km SW of Karonga, Malawi10.0 km2010-09-05 02:07:59 UTCView event →
M 4.615 km SW of Karonga, Malawi10.0 km2010-02-13 15:20:48 UTCView event →
M 4.77 km SE of Salima, Malawi10.0 km2010-01-12 23:14:34 UTCView event →
M 6.023 km SSW of Karonga, Malawi6.0 km2009-12-19 23:19:15 UTCView event →
M 5.52 km WSW of Karonga, Malawi10.0 km2009-12-12 02:27:03 UTCView event →
M 4.611 km SW of Karonga, Malawi10.0 km2009-12-11 20:06:24 UTCView event →
M 4.918 km SSW of Karonga, Malawi10.0 km2009-12-11 04:49:09 UTCView event →
M 5.96 km WSW of Karonga, Malawi8.0 km2009-12-08 03:08:57 UTCView event →
M 4.531 km W of Karonga, Malawi10.0 km2009-12-07 18:32:57 UTCView event →
M 5.012 km SW of Karonga, Malawi10.0 km2009-12-07 18:16:32 UTCView event →
M 4.625 km SW of Karonga, Malawi10.0 km2009-12-07 18:09:38 UTCView event →
M 5.0Malawi10.0 km2009-12-07 09:31:44 UTCView event →
M 5.022 km S of Karonga, Malawi10.0 km2009-12-07 03:35:40 UTCView event →
M 5.119 km S of Karonga, Malawi10.0 km2009-12-06 19:36:41 UTCView event →
M 5.121 km S of Karonga, Malawi10.0 km2009-12-06 18:29:14 UTCView event →
M 5.212 km SW of Karonga, Malawi10.0 km2009-12-06 18:00:01 UTCView event →
M 5.326 km S of Karonga, Malawi10.0 km2009-12-06 17:58:15 UTCView event →
M 4.810 km SSE of Karonga, Malawi10.0 km2009-12-06 17:55:13 UTCView event →
M 4.62 km W of Karonga, Malawi10.0 km2009-12-06 17:43:52 UTCView event →
M 5.822 km SSW of Karonga, Malawi9.0 km2009-12-06 17:36:36 UTCView event →
M 4.515 km W of Karonga, Malawi10.0 km2009-11-25 21:14:31 UTCView event →
M 4.630 km SW of Karonga, Malawi10.0 km2009-11-22 20:39:09 UTCView event →
M 4.814 km NNW of Chikwawa, Malawi9.5 km2007-11-08 01:39:08 UTCView event →
M 4.829 km N of Monkey Bay, Malawi13.8 km2007-04-12 17:39:55 UTCView event →
M 4.614 km E of Itumba, Tanzania10.0 km2001-08-17 02:10:29 UTCView event →
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