Zimbabwe earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 121 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 121 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe on Fri, Jun 30, 2006, 3:07 AM GMT+2 (01:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Fri, Jun 30, 2006, 3:07 AM GMT+2
UTC: 2006-06-30 01:07:28 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 21.110° S, 33.258° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Normal
Nodal plane 1: Strike 170°, dip 45°, rake -106°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 12°, dip 47°, rake -75°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 42°
Stations used: 173

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000emkt (also filed as gcmtc200606300107a, gcmt20060630010728, iscgem10699157). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC.