Earthquake between Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya - March 24, 2019
Created March 24, 2019 Last update March 25, 201911:58 By Armand Vervaeck
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Update 10:58 UTC:  Shaking map with possible related damage from the natural disaster specialists at CATnews (Risklayer - CEDIM), Karlsruhe, Germany. Map generated by Andreas Schäfer.
Update 15:54 UTC: Â Based on the present earthquake parameters (Magnitude, Depth, Population, etc) and our experience with earthquake damage impact, earthquake-report.com does expect at least some slight damage like cracks in walls, fallen tiles, etc.
Most important Earthquake Data:
Magnitude : 4.8
Local Time (conversion only below land) : Unknown
GMT/UTC Time : 2019-03-24 16:21:15
Depth (Hypocenter) : 9.54 km
Depth and Magnitude updates in the list below.
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nairobi - the chair and bed were shaking all our neighbours came down to evacuate no serious damage i hated it
Nairobi - Nairobi
Naivasha - I felt weak shaking on sunday 24th around 7:20 pm
kiambu - Light shaking
Nairobi - 06 May 2019 (1310- 1345):There has been light intermittent tremors for the past 30 minutes; felt with windows shaking, vibration on furniture and causing fullness in the ears.
Nairobi - Floor and lamp shade shook. Windows rattled
Nairobi - 30 seconds. Occured at 7:24pm
Nairobi - About 30 seconds
Thika - Weak shaking
Thika - Weak shaking
Nairobi - Chair jolted and windows rattled for 10 seconds
Nairobi - Very short, 5 to 10 seconds. Noticeable shaking but not enough to move furniture/objects. I was located on 4th floor, may have made movement more noticeable.
Nairobi - Leaning against the wall and felt it swaying. Keys on the door also started to sway
723 pm EAT
Kiambu - About 30 sec
Nairobi - Light shaking
Niarobi - Light shaking
Nairobi - Shaking of bed.Lasted a few seconds
makueni - have falt the walls shaking and things on the table were shaking.
Tetu, nyeri County - Very strong shaking
Nairobi - I think 10-12 seconds. No damage to property that I can tell.
Karen-Nairobi - 2-5 sec
Kiambu - I felt the house shaking including the seat I was on. Nothing was destroyed though
Machakos - it was actually 7:19Pm. Lasted for a few seconds
Nairobi - Weak shaking
Nairobi - People next to the building where I stay have come out of the building.They felt strong shaking in all the floors and all ran out saying the house was shaking around 7.15pm
Nairobi - Strong shaking
Nairobi - Moderate shaking
Nairobi - Not great difference. It lasted around 5 seconds and had a intensity of 4.1
Nairobi - No damages
Nairobi - Felt my bed shaking. No noticeable damage.
Mwatate - Moderate shaking
Mombasa - Weak shaking
Nairobi - Lasted like 3 seconds or more, bed shook and windows clicked.
Nairobi - Slight shaking ,nothing broken
Kikuyu - One minute no damages
Nairobi - On the 4th floor I felt the building shaking and creaking noises.
Nairobi - About 10-30 seconds
Voi - Moderate shaking
Nairobi - Light shaking
Mombasa - Very weak shaking
Nairobi - it was bad. i was sitting on the bed and i was shaking with my bed and my door was banging and felt some debris on my roof falling. plz tell us if further damage will be caused so we stay prepared thank you.
nairobi - Very weak shaking
87 kinno - Weak Shaking
NAIROBI - 2MIN
Nairobi - Moderate shaking
Nairobi - Heard a boom and one of my large flower pots shook for a few seconds.
Nairobi - It lasted 30seconds. No visible damage done.
Nairobi - Felt the sofa shaking under me.
Voi - 30 seconds
Nairobi - Felt shaking while lying in bed
Nairobi - It was mild at first then got intense for like 5 seconds. The floor slab was vibrating.
Nairobi - Strong shaking
Thika Makongeni - Shaking lasted for about 10 seconds.
Thika - Lasted for about 10 seconds.
Nairobi - The building was swaying for 30 seconds no serious damage
Voi - Was quite a strong shake here in Voi.
wundanyi - Strong shaking
Nairobi - Entrance door rattled, sofa was swinging, it lasted about 10s. 2nd floor.
nairobi - Weak shaking
lower kabete - Moderate shaking
narobi- donholm - the sofa i was sitting on was shaken and the phone and remote on the sofas arm fell on the pillow. lasted about 30 seconds.
Mombasa - The couch I was sitting on and my wall unit shook causing little unease .Lasted 10 secs...I rushed out of the apartment as I sensed it was an earth quake...
nairobi - no damage window panes shaking
Nairobi - I was swinging on the sofa, while entrance door rattled slightly for 10s.
Nairobi - 5-10 seconds
Nairobi - 5-10 seconds
Mombasa - Felt a little bit while I was sitting on the couch
Limuru - Moderate shaking
Kiambu - it was like 5 seconds
Mombasa - I felt it , it was kind of intense, my couch started shaking so did the doors, I thought I was tripping probably thought the house was weak so I almost left but as soon as I got to the door, it stopped,lasted for atleast five to six seconds.
Mombasa - I felt it , it was kind of intense, my couch started shaking so did the doors, I thought I was tripping probably thought the house was weak so I almost left but as soon as I got to the door, it stopped,lasted for atleast five to six seconds.
Mombasa - I felt the tremor for about 5 seconds while in my room
Nairobi - Felt it for about 5 seconds front door rattled sofa I was sitting on shaking
Ndenderu - Moderate shaking
Ndenderu - Moderate shaking
Nairobi - Bed shaking
Nairobi - At aroundaround 7pm my husband felt something at the time I still hadn\'t felt it the seconds later it started again we had to leave the house but no damage seen
Nairobi - Floor shaking
Nairobi - moderate shaking ... no destruction
Mombasa - Felt a slight vibration on the bed i was sitting on, lasted about 5 secs.
Nairobi - 5 seconds I felt the walls shaking,then it was gone
machakos town. - lasted about 2_5 sec ...nothing destroyed.
Mombasa - Mild shaking on my bed. Like for 10seconds or less. My cat was very restless and wanted her kittens out of the house
Nairobi - everything was shaking and people were running out of the houses for safety
mombasa - was seated and felt my couch shaking for like 5secs.
Nairobi - It was very mild my bed felt like a water bed. It was wobbling.😀
Nothing was damaged
Nairobi - 30 seconds. My bed and everything in the house was shaking. All the occupants of our flat ran out shouting and we joined them. Remained outside for 5 minutes or so until it was confirmed that the shaking was as a result of an earthquake.
Namanga Border of tanzania and kenya - Very weak shaking
Kikuyu - Nothing fell of the walls . Everything was however shaking
Embu - Persistent shaking of roof for couple of seconds felt
Nairobi - I was leaning toward a chair next to the table in my hotel room when I felt the light vibration, I never realized that was earthquake until I saw this news! I double checked twice if the chair moved and it happened again but never thought about the earthquake.
Embu - Trembling of iron sheets on roofs felt for couple of seconds. No damages accounted.
Nairobi - 5-10 seconds of shaking, no property destroyed
nairobi - 1 phase, 3secondes, no damage
Nairobi - Felt my sofa shaking abit, looking behind I noticed water in the fish tank moving as if someone had pushed it.
Ngong - Chairs jotled for like 5 seconds.
Nairobi - Very slight shaking seated on the sofa felt the building shake no property damaged but windows trembling and lasted for around 2-5 seconds at around 7.24 pm
Nairobi - We shook every one running outside for safety for 30 seconds strong shaking
Nanyuki - 1924hrs felt couch shaking. Not heard by most people.
Nairobi - About 5 seconds no damage, felt like the sofa was moving under me.
Taveta - Was strong, around 10 seconds, no humans damaged
Nairobi - It was light around 5-10 seconds but it was scary as everyone run out of the building
Nairobi - Very weak shaking
Nairobi - Felt the shaking, an ornament fell off the shelf and it was over.
Nairobi,Donholm - Lasted 30 sec. No damage though.
Nairobi - Seat started shaking
Kikuyu - Weak shaking
Nairobi - I was in the Crown Plaza hotel. The earthquake lasted about 10 seconds. The building swayed a bit. Water in a glass was moving but not spilling.
Kiboriloni/Moshi - About 5 seconds of shaking. No damage.
Nairobi - Light shaking
Kitui - @7:30pm 24th march
Nairobi - Moderate shaking
Mombasa - My son 12 yrs old he fill the shaking and he told me I didn't believe after I saw it in breaking news so this are lesson to me
Kibwezi - We heard a huge explosion followed by the tremor the whole house shook! Unreal never felt an earthquake before.
Watamu - I was in bed at around 8pm and the bed started to shake and the the room vibrated for around 20 seconds
Nairobi - It was around 7:20 pm. I was in my bedroom 7th floor of the building. Everything was moving and swaying for 10-15 seconds including my portable wardrobe,bed, windows were rattling and whole building was shaking and i thought it was going to collapse. It was scary and surreal.
Nairobi - slight shaking at around 7: 23pm
Kajiado - About 5 seconds. Sound like dumping gravel.
Kilimanjaro Region - its was slight and last for half a minute..
Arusha - It started at 1923 hrs EAT on Sunday 24th April, 2019; lights and other things shaking. Took about 2 minutes
Moshi - Kilimanjaro - I felt it on Sunday evening while testing on the bed. It lasted for between 15 to 20 seconds. I felt the shaking and heard the sound of shaking. I overhead my neighbor asking his wife if she had heard the shaking. I kind of
Mombasa - 15 seconds
Nairobi - Actually i did not feel it i saw ripples going in different directions in the pool and our dog was staring anxiously at the water
Nairobi - It was scary. It lasted a bit longer than for 25th; less than a minute.It was early morning. Around 5 something there. No damages to the property.
Earthquake between Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya - March 24, 2019
Have you felt the shaking? If Yes, tell us by using the I FELT IT form behind the earthquake or at the bottom of this page.
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–
Update 10:58 UTC:  Shaking map with possible related damage from the natural disaster specialists at CATnews (Risklayer - CEDIM), Karlsruhe, Germany. Map generated by Andreas Schäfer.
Update 15:54 UTC: Â Based on the present earthquake parameters (Magnitude, Depth, Population, etc) and our experience with earthquake damage impact, earthquake-report.com does expect at least some slight damage like cracks in walls, fallen tiles, etc.
Most important Earthquake Data:
Magnitude : 4.8
Local Time (conversion only below land) : Unknown
GMT/UTC Time : 2019-03-24 16:21:15
Depth (Hypocenter) : 9.54 km
Depth and Magnitude updates in the list below.
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