Botswana earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 137 km SSW of Letlhakane, Botswana

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 137 km SSW of Letlhakane, Botswana on Wed, Apr 5, 2017, 2:55 AM GMT+2 (00:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time: Wed, Apr 5, 2017, 2:55 AM GMT+2
UTC: 2017-04-05 00:55:50 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 22.565° S, 25.087° E
Region: Botswana
Felt reports: 13
Strongest shaking: VI, strong shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VI, strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 31.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.1 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

13 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 4.0 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 56°
Stations used: 144

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008egm (also filed as iscgem616568261). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.