Namibia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 75 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 75 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia on Thu, May 24, 2018, 2:04 PM GMT+2 (12:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 72 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-05-24 12:04:45 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.737° S, 14.683° E
Region
Namibia
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
151°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.872 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia · 3043 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 5.073 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia · 3044 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ebjk. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:59 AM UTC.