Zimbabwe earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 146 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 146 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe on Fri, Apr 28, 2006, 7:10 AM GMT+2 (05:10 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
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2006-04-28 05:10:13 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.458° S, 33.014° 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
84°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1108 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7440 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.9149 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7438 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.5118 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7436 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.6164 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7435 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.3138 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7423 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.8153 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7411 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.2146 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7408 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 4.5106 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7465 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.6139 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7465 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 5.2172 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7466 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
  4. 4.6139 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7476 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000efp4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC.