M5.0 earthquake 144 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 144 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe on Wed, Aug 23, 2006, 2:53 AM GMT+2 (00:53 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-08-23 00:53:34 UTC
- Depth
- 20.2 km (12.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.270° S, 33.402° 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 352°, dip 40°, rake -89°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 171°, dip 50°, rake -91°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 27°
- Stations used
- 273
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000erj4 (also filed as gcmtc200608230053a, gcmt20060823005334, iscgem8652237). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.