(Posted 05th November 2026)
A magnitude 5.1 on the open ended Richter scale earthquake struck Tanzania earlier today near Lake Victoria
The epicentre of the quake was just 19 km north-northwest of Masumbwe.
The earthquake occurred at 09:22 UTC (12:22 pm local East African time), at a preliminary depth of just 10 km.
The epicentre lies in the Geita Region, south of Lake Victoria, where tectonic forces associated with the East African Rift continue to place stress on the Earth’s crust and cause periodic earthquakes.
At the time of uploading this article no confirmed reports of damages or injuries have been reported.
