M4.4 earthquake 99 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 99 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe on Mon, Mar 31, 2008, 5:24 AM GMT+2 (03:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 107 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-03-31 03:24:34 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.007° S, 33.008° 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
- 82°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
Earthquakes todayZimbabwe earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g2sh. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.