June 24, 2017 Earthquake: Mozambique
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Mozambique on June 24, 2017 at 02:37:18 UTC, 27 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
- June 24, 2017
- Time
- 02:37:18 UTC
- Place
- Mozambique
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 27 km (17 mi)
- Intensity
- 4 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 19.450° S, 34.488° E
- Country
- Mozambique
The toll
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 2
- Houses damaged
- 2
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.
There, we learned that collapsing walls had injured four farmers in Mussassa and in Magandafuta village. In Magandafuta, the earthquake brought two walls down, while in Mussassa it demolished two burned bricks houses. Magandafuta village is in Mutua locality. The collapsed walls there are still in the same state as the earthquake left them. (reference #11837)
Chimanimani, Manicaland, Zimbabwe - CDI: 4; Beira, Sofala, Mozambique - CDI: 4; Chimoio, Manica, Mozambique - CDI: 4; Dondo, Sofala, Mozambique - CDI: 4; Manica, Manica, Mozambique - CDI: 4 (reference #13456)
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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 10257.