M5.0 earthquake 33 km N of Khorixas, Namibia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 33 km N of Khorixas, Namibia on Tue, Apr 12, 2022, 10:36 PM GMT+2 (20:36 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-04-12 20:36:16 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.067° S, 14.953° E
- Region
- Namibia
- Felt reports
- 8
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
8 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 20°
- Stations used
- 138
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000h1j9. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC.