M5.0 earthquake 92 km SSW of Letlhakane, Botswana
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 92 km SSW of Letlhakane, Botswana on Mon, Apr 3, 2017, 7:50 PM GMT+2 (17:50 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-04-03 17:50:16 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.142° S, 25.147° E
- Region
- Botswana
- 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
- 31.2% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.1 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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 7.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 59°
- Stations used
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7129 km W of Moijabana, Botswana · 3459 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 5
- 4.6136 km W of Moijabana, Botswana · 3459 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
- 4.0Botswana · 3459 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.0137 km SSW of Letlhakane, Botswana · 3458 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 13
- 4.5124 km NNE of Khudumelapye, Botswana · 3457 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.7137 km SSW of Letlhakane, Botswana · 3454 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008fjl. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC.