M6.1 earthquake near Búzi, Sofala

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 95 km ESE of Chimanimani, Zimbabwe on 10 May 1951, 09:18 UTC at a depth of 25 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 Búzi, about 91 km away in Sofala, Mozambique.