Today: 6.1 magnitude earthquake near Severo-Kuril’sk, Sakhalin, Russia

Yesterday: 4.3 magnitude earthquake near Muscoy, California, United States

Recent Earthquakes Near Southern and Central Africa

Southern and Central Africa has had: (M1.5 or greater)

  • 0 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
  • 1 earthquake in the past 7 days
  • 4 earthquakes in the past 30 days
  • 21 earthquakes in the past 365 days

The largest earthquake in Southern and Central Africa:

2025-07-28 13:38:20 UTC 5.1 magnitude, 10 km depth
Rumonge, Bururi, Burundi
2025-07-23 03:59:28 UTC 4.6 magnitude, 10 km depth
Belo sur Tsiribihina, Menabe, Madagascar
2025-07-10 11:48:51 UTC 4.8 magnitude, 10 km depth
Orkney, North-West, South Africa
2025-07-09 22:12:57 UTC 5.0 magnitude, 10 km depth
Basotu, Manyara, Tanzania
2025-05-18 17:56:27 UTC 4.4 magnitude, 10 km depth
Madimba, Mtwara, Tanzania
2025-05-16 00:53:22 UTC 4.7 magnitude, 10 km depth
Mbeya, Mbeya, Tanzania
2025-05-07 07:35:59 UTC 4.5 magnitude, 10 km depth
Longido, Arusha, Tanzania
2025-05-04 18:11:37 UTC 4.5 magnitude, 10 km depth
Kanungu, Western Region, Uganda
2025-04-05 15:13:06 UTC 4.3 magnitude, 10 km depth
Kibuye, Western Province, Rwanda
2025-03-09 19:38:41 UTC 4.6 magnitude, 10 km depth
Mahabe, Melaky, Madagascar
2025-02-13 11:16:10 UTC 4.7 magnitude, 10 km depth
Kilembe, Western Region, Uganda
2025-01-05 02:21:10 UTC 4.4 magnitude, 10 km depth
Siavonga, Southern, Zambia
2025-01-04 14:51:50 UTC 4.5 magnitude, 10 km depth
Cibitoke, Cibitoke, Burundi
2024-12-23 03:39:05 UTC 4.9 magnitude, 10 km depth
Kariba, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
2024-12-22 00:51:05 UTC 5.3 magnitude, 10 km depth
Calvinia, Northern Cape, South Africa
2024-12-20 07:11:41 UTC 4.9 magnitude, 10 km depth
Kariba, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
2024-12-20 00:15:31 UTC 4.6 magnitude, 10 km depth
Kariba, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
2024-11-24 07:58:36 UTC 5.0 magnitude, 10 km depth
Mbamba Bay, Ruvuma, Tanzania
2024-10-04 08:53:02 UTC 4.7 magnitude, 9 km depth
Itigi, Singida, Tanzania
2024-08-27 15:51:08 UTC 4.6 magnitude, 11 km depth
Bandrélé, Bandrele, Mayotte
2024-08-03 03:17:02 UTC 4.4 magnitude, 10 km depth
Kyenjojo, Western Region, Uganda
2024-07-16 17:32:55 UTC 4.6 magnitude, 10 km depth
Magadi, Kajiado, Kenya
2024-06-22 00:20:47 UTC 4.4 magnitude, 8 km depth
Mtito Andei, Makueni, Kenya
2024-06-05 08:42:24 UTC 5.1 magnitude, 10 km depth
Caluquembe, Huíla, Angola
2024-05-24 14:54:26 UTC 4.6 magnitude, 10 km depth
Kabalo, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2024-05-15 08:26:44 UTC 3.5 magnitude, 5 km depth
Stilfontein, North-West, South Africa
2024-05-04 18:05:39 UTC 4.5 magnitude, 10 km depth
Livingstonia, Northern Region, Malawi
2024-05-02 08:27:09 UTC 4.8 magnitude, 10 km depth
Kigoma, Kigoma, Tanzania
2024-03-31 08:43:58 UTC 3.4 magnitude, 5 km depth
Westonaria, Gauteng, South Africa
2024-03-18 13:14:23 UTC 4.4 magnitude, 10 km depth
Maneromango, Pwani, Tanzania

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