M5.3 earthquake 49 km NNE of Samfya, Zambia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 49 km NNE of Samfya, Zambia on Sun, Nov 2, 2014, 8:25 PM GMT+2 (18:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-11-02 18:25:40 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.959° S, 29.737° E
- Region
- Zambia
- Felt reports
- 16
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.072 · 75 stations |
| 5.4 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (IV) at Chililabombwe and (III) at Kitwe. Also felt at Chingola, Mpika, Ndola and Serenje. Felt (II) at Lubumbashi, Congo. Also felt at Kolwezi.
From the USGS event page for usc000stin. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
16 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.0 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 62°
- Stations used
- 100
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000stin (also filed as iscgem605640198). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.