M4.5 earthquake 84 km S of Chipinge, Zimbabwe
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 84 km S of Chipinge, Zimbabwe on Mon, Oct 30, 2006, 6:24 AM GMT+2 (04:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 116 km SSE 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-10-30 04:24:06 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.946° S, 32.754° 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
- 138°
- Stations used
- 8
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ew9q. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:31 AM UTC.