Max magnitude
5.9
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
147 events tracked
Zambia seismic overview
Zambia earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Zambia, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.6
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
16.2 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Zambia earthquakes today
10 recent events
4.1
Moderate
2026-02-10 00:18:11 UTC
Solwezi, Zambia
Earthquake near Solwezi
10.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2024-02-29 05:04:44 UTC
Mpulungu, Zambia
Earthquake near Mpulungu
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2024-02-02 03:23:26 UTC
Mpulungu, Zambia
Earthquake near Mpulungu
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2023-10-29 01:35:24 UTC
Samfya, Zambia
Earthquake near Samfya
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2023-05-11 16:49:22 UTC
Solwezi, Zambia
Earthquake near Solwezi
10.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2023-05-08 16:05:04 UTC
Solwezi, Zambia
Earthquake near Solwezi
10.0 km
4.1
Moderate
2022-08-02 20:02:04 UTC
Chirundu, Zambia
Earthquake near Chirundu
12.4 km
4.4
Moderate
2022-07-12 02:11:38 UTC
Kaoma, Zambia
Earthquake near Kaoma
10.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2022-05-24 09:14:59 UTC
Livingstone, Zambia
Earthquake near Livingstone
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2021-08-09 01:39:40 UTC
Livingstone, Zambia
Earthquake near Livingstone
10.0 km
Activity rhythm
Zambia earthquake chart 2026
12-month view
Live geography
Zambia earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in Zambia.
Archive browsing
Recent month archive
February 2026
1 earthquakes
February 2024
2 earthquakes
October 2023
1 earthquakes
May 2023
2 earthquakes
August 2022
1 earthquakes
July 2022
1 earthquakes
History
Earthquakes history
51 years
| 2017 | 5.9 | 6 |
| 1968 | 5.7 | 2 |
| 1963 | 5.7 | 3 |
| 1972 | 5.6 | 2 |
| 1967 | 5.6 | 1 |
| 1959 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 2014 | 5.3 | 7 |
| 1984 | 5.3 | 8 |
| 1989 | 5.2 | 2 |
| 1986 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 1974 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 1973 | 5.2 | 8 |
| 2015 | 5.1 | 1 |
| 1994 | 5.1 | 1 |
| 1985 | 5.1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 5.0 | 3 |
| 1996 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 1979 | 5.0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4.9 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4.9 | 2 |
| 1981 | 4.9 | 6 |
| 2008 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 2001 | 4.8 | 2 |
| 1997 | 4.8 | 3 |
| 1995 | 4.8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4.7 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4.7 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4.7 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4.7 | 3 |
| 2012 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 2004 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 1991 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 1988 | 4.7 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4.6 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4.6 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4.6 | 3 |
| 1999 | 4.6 | 3 |
| 1980 | 4.6 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4.5 | 2 |
| 2007 | 4.5 | 3 |
| 1982 | 4.5 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4.4 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4.4 | 2 |
| 1998 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 1990 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 1987 | 4.4 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4.3 | 2 |
| 1992 | 4.3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 4.1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4.1 | 1 |
| 1976 | 4.1 | 1 |