Kariba Has Been Hit By Another Minor Earthquake

The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has reported that a minor 3.6 magnitude earthquake hit Kariba town Tuesday night with preliminary findings showing that no damage was recorded.

In a report, the Meteorological Services Department said the earthquake occurred at around 19.55pm. Said MSD:

_An earthquake was felt in Kariba on the 15th June 2021 at 19:55 pm local time._

_Preliminary location shows that the earthquake occurred at Latitude -17.199S and Longitude 28.407E and the magnitude was determined to be 3.6. The epicentre is in Kariba._

Further investigations are being carried out to establish the full intensity of the earthquake and the exact areas it was felt.

Earthquakes in Kariba are normally associated with variations in water levels in Lake Kariba since its impoundment in the early 1960s.

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Quakes of Magnitude 2.5 or less are normally not felt but occur about 900 000 times in a year but can be recorded by a seismograph while those ranging between 2.5 and 5.4 can be felt and cause minor damage.

However, those of magnitude 7.0 to 7.9 and are classified as major earthquakes, cause serious damage to infrastructure, and occur about 20 times in a year.

Great earthquakes, occur once every five to 10 years and have a magnitude of 8.0 or greater, causing the destruction of entire communities.

Manicaland, located in the eastern parts of Zimbabwe, is another region that usually experiences earthquakes and other natural disasters including cyclones.

The province is still recovering from the effects of cyclone Idai that occurred two years ago.

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