Earthquake details

Sunday, June 9, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Zambia on Sunday, June 9, 1996 at 20:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Solwezi (Zambia - ZM), about 56.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 26.095 and latitude -12.589.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-12.589, 26.095
UTC time	1996-06-09 20:12:33.550

Location	Solwezi
Country	Zambia (ZM)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-06-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Solwezi	56.7 km
Kansanshi	65.8 km
Kipushi	156.0 km
Lubumbashi	182.7 km
Chililabombwe	189.5 km
Likasi	192.0 km
Chingola	194.5 km
Kambove	198.7 km
Chambishi	212.8 km
Kalulushi	219.0 km
Kolwezi	219.6 km
Fungurume	220.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1

Solwezi

Zambia · 2026-02-10 00:18 UTC

51.2 km

M 4.2

Lubumbashi

Democratic Republic of the Congo · 2025-05-04 06:34 UTC

131.6 km

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