M4.5 earthquake 130 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 130 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe on Thu, Nov 29, 1990, 10:56 AM GMT+2 (08:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-11-29 08:56:23 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.310° S, 33.011° 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
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- 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 3.7146 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 13107 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.1146 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 13108 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.3124 km SE of Chiredzi, Zimbabwe · 13108 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.2104 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 13109 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.695 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 13109 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.6103 km E of Chiredzi, Zimbabwe · 13109 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.788 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 13109 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004hj3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.