M4.7 earthquake 129 km W of Moijabana, Botswana
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 129 km W of Moijabana, Botswana on Mon, Apr 3, 2017, 8:11 PM GMT+2 (18:11 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 137 km SSW of Letlhakane, Botswana. This one was a foreshock.
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
- 2017-04-03 18:11:26 UTC
- Depth
- 16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.578° S, 25.169° E
- Region
- Botswana
- Felt reports
- 5
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
5 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 7.7 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.25
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 68°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6136 km W of Moijabana, Botswana · 3459 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
- 4.0Botswana · 3459 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.0137 km SSW of Letlhakane, Botswana · 3458 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 13
- 4.5124 km NNE of Khudumelapye, Botswana · 3457 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.7137 km SSW of Letlhakane, Botswana · 3454 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008fjd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC.