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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
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
Did you feel it?
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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
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.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ec3w. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC.