Zimbabwe earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 108 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 108 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe on Wed, May 10, 2006, 5:05 AM GMT+2 (03:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 121 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2006-05-10 03:05:09 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.025° S, 33.173° 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
50°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9149 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7445 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.5118 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7443 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.6164 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7442 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.3138 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7430 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.8153 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7418 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.2146 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7415 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 5.0121 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7396 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.6126 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7396 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.4132 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7392 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.6148 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7388 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 4.2146 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7459 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.5106 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7472 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.6139 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7472 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 5.2172 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7473 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000egqn. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC.