Online Reporter
Ray Bande
Senior Reporter
AN earthquake rumbled in Chimanimani District early yesterday, around 3am.
Locals reported feeling the earth shake in the early hours of the morning.
No infrastructure damage or human casualties have been reported.
In a statement, the Meterological Department wrote: “An earthquake of magnitude 3.9 (Local Magnitude) occurred in Chimanimani on the 17th of July 2025 at 0302hrs local time. The earthquake was felt in the Chimanimani District. The epicenter was determined to be:
Latitude -20.067 and Longitude 32.655 which is in Chimanimani.
“Mr Maringo, the Provincial Meteorological Officer for Manicaland, was contacted and confirmed that several people in the region had felt the earthquake.”
The statement further notes that the
earthquake was of moderate magnitude.
“Earthquakes in this region are associated with the East African Rift System, which extends southward into Mozambique. The earthquake was of moderate magnitude and no reports of damage were received,” reads the statement.
