Zimbabwe earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 156 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 156 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe on Sat, Feb 25, 2006, 1:24 AM GMT+2 (23:24 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
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2006-02-24 23:24:40 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.222° S, 33.646° 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
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4137 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7520 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.3119 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7519 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.5129 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7519 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.2139 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7518 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.0123 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7518 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.9129 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7517 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.6173 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7517 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.4108 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7516 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.4150 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7512 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.6154 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7512 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.5159 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7512 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.6134 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7511 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.4134 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7511 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.6144 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7509 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 4.4116 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7509 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.2113 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7508 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 4.8133 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7503 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 4.4169 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7503 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 5.1Mozambique · 7502 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 5.6146 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7502 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 14
  21. 4.4Zimbabwe · 7502 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 4.3139 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7501 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 4.8Mozambique · 7500 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 4.5135 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7499 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 4.8195 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7498 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 4.6133 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7498 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 4.2130 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7498 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 5.2143 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7495 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 4.8145 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7494 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 4.5109 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7492 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 4.2140 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7491 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 4.5151 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7490 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 4.6139 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7482 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 5.2172 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7472 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 5
  35. 4.6139 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7471 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 4.5106 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7471 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Mozambique · 7520 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.0113 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7521 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.5142 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7521 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.3108 km S of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7521 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 5.1156 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7521 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.2154 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7522 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.4138 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7522 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.2Mozambique · 7522 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.1140 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7522 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.3Mozambique · 7522 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.1117 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7522 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.4130 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7522 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.1163 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7522 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.4126 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7522 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 4.3157 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7522 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 4.1150 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7522 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 5.3163 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7522 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 5.7161 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7522 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 9
  19. 5.0185 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7522 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 3.8149 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7522 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000easy. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.