M4.7 earthquake 137 km SSW of Letlhakane, Botswana
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 137 km SSW of Letlhakane, Botswana on Sat, Apr 8, 2017, 9:55 PM GMT+2 (19:55 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-04-08 19:55:32 UTC
- Depth
- 14.4 km (9.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.566° S, 25.084° E
- Region
- Botswana
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.6 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 61°
- Stations used
- 74
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 4.5124 km NNE of Khudumelapye, Botswana · 3458 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.0137 km SSW of Letlhakane, Botswana · 3459 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 13
- 4.0Botswana · 3460 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.6136 km W of Moijabana, Botswana · 3460 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
- 4.7129 km W of Moijabana, Botswana · 3460 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 5
- 5.092 km SSW of Letlhakane, Botswana · 3460 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 6.5132 km WSW of Moijabana, Botswana · 3460 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 937
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008fwy. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.