Earthquakes in Tanzania
16 earthquakes have been recorded in Tanzania by Global Incident Tracker, 8 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 9 August 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Last 7 days
8
In 2026
16
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent earthquakes in Tanzania
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Minor
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Minor
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Minor
M4.3 Earthquake — 81 km WSW of Utete, Tanzania
Minor
M4.0 Earthquake — 61 km S of Kisanga, Tanzania
Minor
M4.6 Earthquake — 15 km ESE of Kwakoa, Tanzania
Moderate
M4.4 Earthquake — 40 km ESE of Mungaa, Tanzania
Minor
M5.3 Earthquake — 40 km S of Mbumi, Tanzania
Severe
M4.2 Earthquake — 16 km SSE of Ilongero, Tanzania
Minor
M4.6 Earthquake — 28 km SE of Ikungi, Tanzania
Moderate
M4.3 Earthquake — 40 km SE of Ikungi, Tanzania
Minor
M4.2 Earthquake — 38 km S of Kisasa, Tanzania
Minor
M4.3 Earthquake — 75 km NNE of Kilindoni, Tanzania
Minor
M4.3 Earthquake — 7 km SSE of Basotu, Tanzania
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 37 km SE of Mungaa, Tanzania
Minor
M5.0 Earthquake — 24 km E of Mungaa, Tanzania
Moderate
When they happen
December carries the most earthquakes we hold for Tanzania — 5 of 16. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | |
| February | 2 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 2 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 1 | |
| August | 4 | |
| September | 1 | |
| October | 0 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 5 |
Where this data comes from
Earthquakes have official real-time feeds, and ours come from USGS · EMSC · BMKG · GeoNet · INGV · GDACS.