Zimbabwe earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 164 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 164 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe on Mon, May 15, 2006, 3:56 PM GMT+2 (13:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 153 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2006-05-15 13:56:12 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.430° S, 33.483° 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.

Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3138 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7423 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.8153 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7411 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.2146 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7408 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 5.0121 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7390 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.6126 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7390 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.4132 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7385 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.6148 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7381 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.9123 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7378 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.5118 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7436 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.9149 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7438 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.1108 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7441 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.2146 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7452 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.5106 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7465 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eh67. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:49 PM UTC.