Earthquake details

Saturday, July 20, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Zimbabwe on Saturday, July 20, 1957 at 09:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chipinge (Zimbabwe - ZW), about 185.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 33.386 and latitude -21.694.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -21.694, 33.386
UTC time 1957-07-20 09:55:41.880
Location Chiredzi
Country Zimbabwe (ZW)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1957-07-20

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