Zimbabwe earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 138 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 138 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe on Sat, May 27, 2006, 7:33 AM GMT+2 (05:33 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
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2006-05-27 05:33:24 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.329° S, 33.179° 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
155°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8153 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7413 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.2146 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7409 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 5.0121 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7391 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.6126 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7391 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.4132 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7386 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.6148 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7382 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.9123 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7379 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.391 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7371 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 4.6164 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7436 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.5118 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7438 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.9149 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7439 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.1108 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7442 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.2146 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7454 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ej23. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.