Mozambique earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Mozambique

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in Mozambique on Thu, Feb 23, 2006, 10:51 AM GMT+2 (08:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 138 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2006-02-23 08:51:55 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.288° S, 33.001° E
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
210°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eap3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:33 AM UTC.