M5.0 earthquake near Letlhakane, Central

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 137 km SSW of Letlhakane, Botswana on 5 Apr 2017, 00:55 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Letlhakane, about 138 km away in Central, Botswana.