Latest quake See all | Mag. 3.0 Earthquake 27 km NE of Thohoyandou, Limpopo, South Africa - Oct 16, 2023 - |
Strongest since 1970 | Mag. 7.0 Manica Province, Sofala Province, Mozambique - - |
- past year | Mag. 3.5 Ghanzi, 243 km N of Gaborone, Botswana - May 27, 2023 - |
Date and time![]() | Mag Depth | Nearest volcano (distance) | Location | Details | Map |
Monday, October 16, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Oct 16, 04:01 am (Johannesburg) (Oct 16, 02:01 GMT) | 3.0 10 km | 27 km northeast of Thohoyandou, South Africa | More | ||
Saturday, June 17, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Jun 17, 01:39 pm (Maputo) (Jun 17, 11:39 GMT) | 3.0 10 km | Manica Province, 97 km southeast of Chipinge, Manicaland, Zimbabwe | More | ||
Thursday, June 15, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Jun 15, 10:40 pm (Maputo) (Jun 15, 20:40 GMT) | 3.1 10 km | Mozambique | More | ||
Saturday, May 27, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
May 27, 01:40 pm (Gaborone) (May 27, 11:40 GMT) | 3.5 10 km | Ghanzi, 243 km north of Gaborone, Botswana 1 report | More | ||
Sunday, April 30, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 30, 03:22 pm (Maputo) (Apr 30, 13:22 GMT) | 3.3 10 km | Zimbabwe, 154 km southwest of Beira, Sofala Province, Mozambique | More | ||
Friday, March 3, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 3, 09:42 pm (Johannesburg) (Mar 3, 19:42 GMT) | 3.1 10 km | 18 km north of Louis Trichardt, South Africa | More | ||
Saturday, October 15, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Oct 15, 2022 04:52 pm (Maputo) (Oct 15, 2022 14:52 GMT) | 3.1 10 km | MOZAMBIQUE | More | ||
Tuesday, August 2, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Aug 2, 2022 10:02 pm (Harare) (Aug 2, 2022 20:02 GMT) | 4.0 11 km | 47 km southwest of Kariba, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe 6 reports | More | ||
Wednesday, July 13, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Jul 13, 2022 05:02 pm (Harare) (Jul 13, 2022 15:02 GMT) | 3.3 10 km | South Africa, 43 km east of Beitbridge, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe | More | ||
Tuesday, May 24, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
May 24, 2022 11:14 am (Harare) (May 24, 2022 09:14 GMT) | 4.8 10 km | 17 km southeast of Binga, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe | More | ||
Thursday, April 21, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 22, 2022 12:38 am (Harare) (Apr 21, 2022 22:38 GMT) | 2.6 10 km | 53 km east of Beitbridge, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe | More |
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The last earthquake in or near Zimbabwe occurred 6 weeks ago: Light mag. 3.0 earthquake - 27 km northeast of Thohoyandou, South Africa, on Monday, Oct 16, 2023 04:01 am (Johannesburg time).
Since 1970, Zimbabwe has had 1 quake of magnitude 7.0, 1 quake of magnitude , 32 quakes between 5.0 and 6.0, 159 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0, 67 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 63 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There have been also 48 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in or near Zimbabwe since 1970 occurred 18 years ago: Major magnitude 7.0 earthquake - Manica Province, 210 km southwest of Beira, Sofala Province, Mozambique, on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 at 22:19 GMT.