M4.6 earthquake 136 km W of Moijabana, Botswana
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 136 km W of Moijabana, Botswana on Mon, Apr 3, 2017, 8:38 PM GMT+2 (18:38 UTC), 15 km (9 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-04-03 18:38:12 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.567° S, 25.099° 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 7.8 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.55
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 107°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0Botswana · 3460 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
- 5.0137 km SSW of Letlhakane, Botswana · 3459 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 13
- 4.5124 km NNE of Khudumelapye, Botswana · 3458 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.7137 km SSW of Letlhakane, Botswana · 3455 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008fjf. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.