M4.9 earthquake 65 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 65 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia on Mon, May 24, 2021, 10:27 AM GMT+2 (08:27 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-05-24 08:27:42 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.806° S, 14.759° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 42°
- Stations used
- 93
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e5q7 (also filed as iscgem620438390). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:33 PM UTC.