Zimbabwe earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 156 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 156 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe on Thu, Feb 23, 2006, 11:32 PM GMT+2 (21:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 146 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Thu, Feb 23, 2006, 11:32 PM GMT+2
UTC: 2006-02-23 21:32:05 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 21.309° S, 33.536° 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.

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 305°, dip 44°, rake -137°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 181°, dip 61°, rake -54°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap: 44°
Stations used: 81

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eaq8 (also filed as gcmtc200602232132a, gcmt20060223213205, iscgem8106555). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.