Max magnitude
6,5
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Ulkelere gore depremler
141 events tracked
Malawi seismic overview
Malawi earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Malawi, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4,6
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
15,8 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Son depremler
Malawi earthquakes today
10 recent events
4,4
Moderate
2026-01-23 19:20:30 UTC
Mzuzu, Malawi
Mzuzu yakininda deprem
10,0 km
4,6
Moderate
2025-07-06 11:12:05 UTC
Salima, Malawi
Salima yakininda deprem
10,0 km
4,5
Moderate
2025-01-30 10:23:23 UTC
Mangochi, Malawi
Mangochi yakininda deprem
10,0 km
4,5
Moderate
2024-05-04 18:05:40 UTC
Karonga, Malawi
Karonga yakininda deprem
10,0 km
4,0
Moderate
2022-12-28 04:28:55 UTC
Nsanje, Malawi
Nsanje yakininda deprem
10,0 km
4,1
Moderate
2022-07-22 08:44:31 UTC
Mzuzu, Malawi
Mzuzu yakininda deprem
10,0 km
4,9
Moderate
2022-04-07 10:43:09 UTC
Nsanje, Malawi
Nsanje yakininda deprem
10,0 km
4,4
Moderate
2022-01-14 09:08:52 UTC
Karonga, Malawi
Karonga yakininda deprem
10,0 km
4,5
Moderate
2022-01-07 16:45:34 UTC
Salima, Malawi
Salima yakininda deprem
10,0 km
4,4
Moderate
2021-12-16 14:03:59 UTC
Mzuzu, Malawi
Mzuzu yakininda deprem
10,0 km
Strongest earthquakes
10 strongest earthquakes in Malawi
All period
Activity rhythm
Malawi earthquake chart 2026
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Live geography
Malawi earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in Malawi.
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January 2026
1 earthquakes
July 2025
1 earthquakes
January 2025
1 earthquakes
May 2024
1 earthquakes
December 2022
1 earthquakes
July 2022
1 earthquakes
Cities by seismic activity
Cities with the most earthquakes in Malawi
Karonga
Population 69.486
57 earthquakes
Mzuzu
Population 249.564
38 earthquakes
Salima
Population 41.492
27 earthquakes
Dedza
Population 34.882
22 earthquakes
Nsanje
Population 30.276
18 earthquakes
Lilongwe
Population 1.115.815
17 earthquakes
Nkhotakota
Population 31.974
16 earthquakes
Mzimba
Population 29.432
16 earthquakes
Mangochi
Population 60.338
9 earthquakes
Zomba
Population 118.440
6 earthquakes
History
Earthquakes history
49 years
| 1919 | 6,5 | 1 |
| 1942 | 6,4 | 1 |
| 1940 | 6,3 | 1 |
| 1989 | 6,2 | 8 |
| 2009 | 6,0 | 27 |
| 1954 | 5,9 | 1 |
| 1976 | 5,7 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5,5 | 6 |
| 2002 | 5,2 | 1 |
| 2014 | 5,1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 5,1 | 2 |
| 1990 | 5,1 | 4 |
| 1984 | 5,1 | 2 |
| 1978 | 5,1 | 2 |
| 1966 | 5,1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5,0 | 5 |
| 2003 | 5,0 | 1 |
| 1979 | 5,0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4,9 | 5 |
| 1992 | 4,9 | 4 |
| 1986 | 4,9 | 3 |
| 1974 | 4,9 | 1 |
| 2007 | 4,8 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4,8 | 2 |
| 1998 | 4,8 | 2 |
| 1987 | 4,8 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4,7 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4,7 | 9 |
| 1973 | 4,7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4,6 | 2 |
| 2016 | 4,6 | 2 |
| 1996 | 4,6 | 2 |
| 1993 | 4,6 | 2 |
| 1977 | 4,6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4,5 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4,5 | 2 |
| 1999 | 4,5 | 2 |
| 1980 | 4,5 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4,4 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4,4 | 2 |
| 2000 | 4,4 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4,3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4,3 | 1 |
| 1988 | 4,3 | 2 |
| 1982 | 4,3 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4,2 | 3 |
| 1985 | 4,1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4,0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4,0 | 1 |