Zimbabwe earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 132 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 132 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe on Tue, Jul 4, 2006, 9:08 PM GMT+2 (19:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 148 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2006-07-04 19:08:56 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.291° S, 33.114° 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
61°
Stations used
21

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6148 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7381 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.9123 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7378 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.391 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7370 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.7136 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7356 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.4154 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7349 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.2169 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7338 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 5.0144 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7336 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.6145 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7336 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 4.6126 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7390 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 5.0121 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7390 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.2146 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7409 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.8153 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7412 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000emwt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.