Maps / Infographics

Map shows the extent of the damaged districts/wards from the Earthquake with terrain. This is primarily a reference map with villages, road and river displayed to show context and potential issues with distribution of aid.

Map of the Kagera Region showing the Number of damaged classrooms

Map shows the percentage of damaged houses based on major damage to buildings in: Wards: Bukoba Rural; Bukoba Urban; Kagerwa: Missenyi Districts: Kyerwa; Muleba * Data was only collected at District level for Kyerwa & Muleba

Overview An earthquake with a 5.9 magnitude, at a depth of 40 km struck Tanzania near the Uganda border on the 10th September 2016 at 15:27 local time. The main shock epicentre was located at about 40…

Map shows the affected Wards with total population from the 2012 Census extracted from National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report

Map shows the affected Wards as of 20 Sep 2016

Map shows the affected Wards with total population numbers as of 20 Sep 2016

Tectonic Summary The September 10, 2016 M 5.9 earthquake near the west shore of Lake Victoria in northern Tanzania occurred as the result of shallow oblique faulting within the lithosphere of the Nubia (Africa) plate. The focal…