Zimbabwe earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 155 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 155 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe on Thu, Feb 23, 2006, 12:29 AM GMT+2 (22:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 185 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (mb), light
Local time: Thu, Feb 23, 2006, 12:29 AM GMT+2
UTC: 2006-02-22 22:29:02 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 21.330° S, 33.495° E
Region: Zimbabwe
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 49°
Stations used: 35

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 64.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eamk (also filed as iscgem8335701). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:08 AM UTC.