M3.7 earthquake 146 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 146 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe on Sun, Nov 4, 1990, 3:50 AM GMT+2 (01:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 130 km SSE 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
- 3.7 (mblg), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-11-04 01:50:11 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.302° S, 33.377° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.1146 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 13109 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.3124 km SE of Chiredzi, Zimbabwe · 13109 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.2104 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 13110 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.695 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 13110 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.6103 km E of Chiredzi, Zimbabwe · 13110 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.788 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 13110 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004ggk. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:23 PM UTC.