M3.6 earthquake 95 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 95 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe on Fri, Nov 2, 1990, 1:14 AM GMT+2 (23:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 104 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mblg), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-11-01 23:14:31 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.932° S, 33.088° E
- Region
- Zimbabwe
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2104 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 13109 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.3124 km SE of Chiredzi, Zimbabwe · 13109 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.1146 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 13108 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.7146 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 13107 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.5130 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 13082 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004ged. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC.