Namibia earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 72 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 72 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia on Fri, May 25, 2018, 4:58 PM GMT+2 (14:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-05-25 14:58:43 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.777° S, 14.664° E
Region
Namibia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
38

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ec3w. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC.