M6.5 earthquake near Letlhakane, Central

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 132 km WSW of Moijabana, Botswana on 3 Apr 2017, 17:40 UTC at a depth of 29 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Letlhakane, about 147 km away in Central, Botswana.