NAIROBI (Halbeeg News) – Earth tremors have been reported in parts of Kenya and Tanzania on Wednesday evening.
Many Kenya living in parts of Nairobi, Me basa, Dares Salaam, Kilindozi and several areas took to social media to report earth tremors around 8.15pm.
According to the United States Geological Survey, tremor could be as a result of a 5.9 magnitude earthquake recorded in Kilindozi, Tanzania.
American Earthquakes which reports on such incidents across the globe reported that the tremors had a 4.9 magnitude.
It was registered at 60kilometers east of Lodwar and had a depth of 10 kilometers.
Volcano Discovery reported a strong earthquake of magnitude 6.0 in Tanzania which was also felt in parts of Mombasa and Nyeri.
“A strong, dangerous magnitude 6.0 quake hit 82 km SE of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, beneath the Indian Ocean,” said Valcano Discovery said. “Depth estimates are around 10 km. People in Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar Island, and other nearby coastal areas felt moderate to strong shaking. Light to moderate damage, depending on the quality of structures to resist shaking, is likely to occur in these areas. Many broken windows, collapsed walls and roof if poorly built etc can be expected.”
It further said even in Arusha at 593 km distance NW of the epicenter and further north in Kenya, some people reported light shaking although the quake would not cause any damage at such distance.
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