Zimbabwe earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 133 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 133 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe on Tue, Mar 14, 2006, 9:25 AM GMT+2 (07:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Mozambique. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2006-03-14 07:25:29 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.242° S, 33.238° 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
63°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4169 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7499 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 5.1Mozambique · 7498 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 5.6146 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7498 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 14
  4. 4.4Zimbabwe · 7498 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.3139 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7497 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.8Mozambique · 7496 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.5135 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7495 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.8195 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7494 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.6133 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7494 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.2130 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7494 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 5.2143 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7491 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.8145 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7490 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 4.5109 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7488 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.2140 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7487 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 4.5151 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7486 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 4.6139 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7478 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 5.2172 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7467 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 5
  18. 4.6139 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7467 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 4.5106 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7467 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 4.2146 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7454 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 4.1108 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7442 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 4.9149 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7440 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Mozambique · 7501 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.2113 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7504 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.4116 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7505 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.6144 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7505 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.4134 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7507 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 4.6134 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7507 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.5159 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7508 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.6154 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7508 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.4150 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7508 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.4108 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7512 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.6173 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7513 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 4.9129 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7513 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 4.0123 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7514 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 4.2139 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7514 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 4.5129 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7515 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 4.3119 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7515 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 4.4137 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7516 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 4.8156 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7516 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.2Mozambique · 7516 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 4.0113 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7517 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ec4g. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:49 AM UTC.