Zimbabwe earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 172 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 172 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe on Fri, Apr 14, 2006, 8:41 PM GMT+2 (18:41 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Fri, Apr 14, 2006, 8:41 PM GMT+2
UTC: 2006-04-14 18:41:39 UTC
Depth: 26.1 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 21.412° S, 33.651° E
Region: Zimbabwe
Felt reports: 5
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Normal
Nodal plane 1: Strike 22°, dip 37°, rake -61°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 167°, dip 59°, rake -110°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Station coverage gap: 29°
Stations used: 290

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eehe (also filed as us2006lmbc, gcmtc200604141841a, gcmt20060414184139, iscgem8320540). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC.