Zimbabwe earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 148 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 148 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe on Sat, Jul 8, 2006, 6:12 PM GMT+2 (16:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 144 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2006-07-08 16:12:38 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.469° S, 33.048° 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
89°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9123 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7385 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.391 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7377 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.7136 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7363 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.4154 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7356 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.2169 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7345 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 5.0144 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7343 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.6145 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7343 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.4132 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7392 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.6126 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7397 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 5.0121 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7397 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.2146 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7416 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000en4z. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:42 AM UTC.