Max magnitude
5.8
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
132 events tracked
Zimbabwe seismic overview
Zimbabwe earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Zimbabwe, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.5
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
11.9 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Zimbabwe earthquakes today
10 recent events
4.5
Moderate
2025-03-07 22:50:15 UTC
Chiredzi, Zimbabwe
Earthquake near Chiredzi
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2025-01-05 02:21:10 UTC
Karoi, Zimbabwe
Earthquake near Karoi
10.0 km
4.9
Moderate
2024-12-23 03:39:05 UTC
Karoi, Zimbabwe
Earthquake near Karoi
10.0 km
4.9
Moderate
2024-12-20 07:11:41 UTC
Karoi, Zimbabwe
Earthquake near Karoi
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2024-12-20 00:15:31 UTC
Karoi, Zimbabwe
Earthquake near Karoi
10.0 km
4.2
Moderate
2024-12-08 07:20:33 UTC
Karoi, Zimbabwe
Earthquake near Karoi
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2022-10-15 14:52:45 UTC
Chiredzi, Zimbabwe
Earthquake near Chiredzi
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2021-05-16 09:11:50 UTC
Chiredzi, Zimbabwe
Earthquake near Chiredzi
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2021-02-01 16:55:28 UTC
Chipinge, Zimbabwe
Earthquake near Chipinge
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2020-07-26 20:31:55 UTC
Chiredzi, Zimbabwe
Earthquake near Chiredzi
10.0 km
Strongest earthquakes
10 strongest earthquakes in Zimbabwe
All period
Activity rhythm
Zimbabwe earthquake chart 2025
12-month view
Cities by seismic activity
Cities with the most earthquakes in Zimbabwe
Chipinge
Population 34,959
11 earthquakes
Karoi
Population 37,564
8 earthquakes
Hwange
Population 39,750
7 earthquakes
Victoria Falls
Population 35,215
5 earthquakes
Rusape
Population 37,906
2 earthquakes
Mutare
Population 224,804
1 earthquakes
Beitbridge
Population 58,574
1 earthquakes
Chiredzi
Population 40,100
1 earthquakes
Harare
Population 1,542,813
0 earthquakes
Bulawayo
Population 1,200,337
0 earthquakes
Live geography
Zimbabwe earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in Zimbabwe.
Archive browsing
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History
Earthquakes history
3 years
| 2006 | 5.4 | 73 |
| 2008 | 5.1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4.6 | 6 |