M4.2 earthquake 169 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 169 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe on Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 12:41 PM GMT+2 (10:41 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-08-21 10:41:13 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.487° S, 33.482° 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 120°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0144 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7336 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.6145 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7336 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eref. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.