M4.9 earthquake 167 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 167 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe on Wed, Sep 21, 2016, 5:09 AM GMT+2 (03:09 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 171 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-09-21 03:09:44 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.494° S, 33.442° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 98°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.6171 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 3651 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
- 4.3170 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe · 3648 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006u2j. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC.