Zimbabwe earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 195 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 195 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe on Sun, Mar 19, 2006, 6:23 PM GMT+2 (16:23 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 143 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mwc), light
Local time: Sun, Mar 19, 2006, 6:23 PM GMT+2
UTC: 2006-03-19 16:23:42 UTC
Depth: 12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 21.718° S, 33.555° 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 179°, dip 49°, rake -31°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 290°, dip 67°, rake -135°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Station coverage gap: 117°
Stations used: 53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ecg5 (also filed as gcmtc200603191623a, gcmt20060319162342). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.