M5.2 earthquake 36 km E of Mwinilunga, Zambia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 36 km E of Mwinilunga, Zambia on Tue, Mar 5, 2002, 7:07 PM GMT+2 (17:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-05 17:07:42 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.779° S, 24.762° E
- Region
- Zambia
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 59.4% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.6 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique normal
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 230°, dip 15°, rake -40°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 359°, dip 80°, rake -102°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 155
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000azqb (also filed as gcmtb030502f, gcmt20020305170742, atlas20020305170742, iscgem2905060). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC.