M4.6 earthquake 145 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 145 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe on Wed, Aug 23, 2006, 3:59 AM GMT+2 (01:59 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-08-23 01:59:42 UTC
- Depth
- 20.3 km (12.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.286° S, 33.400° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 50°
- Stations used
- 90
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 5.0144 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7335 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.2169 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7337 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.4154 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7349 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.7136 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 7355 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000erj7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:08 AM UTC.