M4.7 earthquake 136 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 136 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe on Thu, Aug 3, 2006, 2:09 PM GMT+2 (12:09 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-08-03 12:09:28 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.339° S, 33.100° 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
- 67°
- Stations used
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4154 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7350 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.2169 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7338 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.0144 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7337 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.6145 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7336 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
Before
- 4.391 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7371 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.9123 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7379 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.6148 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7382 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.4132 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7386 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eq5x. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC.