February 24, 2017 Earthquake: Kaputa, Zambia
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Kaputa, Zambia on February 24, 2017 at 00:32:17 UTC, 30 km below the surface.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- February 24, 2017
- Time
- 00:32:17 UTC
- Place
- Kaputa, Zambia
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 30 km (19 mi)
- Intensity
- 4 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 8.440° S, 30.031° E
- Country
- Zambia
The toll
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Few (about 1 to 50)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Five people injured and 11 families displaced after their houses collapsed in Kaputa. Mpulungu, Northern, Zambia - CDI: 4; Chililabombwe, Copperbelt, Zambia - CDI: 2 (reference #13456)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10404.