Zimbabwe earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 139 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 139 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe on Sat, Apr 15, 2006, 10:01 AM GMT+2 (08:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 149 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2006-04-15 08:01:44 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.306° S, 33.247° 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
76°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5106 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7465 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.2146 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7452 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.1108 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7440 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.9149 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7438 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.5118 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7436 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.6164 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7435 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.3138 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7423 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 4.8153 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7411 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 4.2146 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7408 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 5.2172 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7466 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5
  2. 4.6139 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7476 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.5151 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7484 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.2140 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7485 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 4.5109 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7486 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.8145 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7488 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 5.2143 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7489 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 4.2130 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7492 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.6133 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7492 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.8195 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7492 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.5135 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7493 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.8Mozambique · 7494 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eejt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:15 AM UTC.