26 December 2024
Lusaka, 26th December 2024 – The Zambezi River Authority (the Authority) wishes to confirm that it has noted the occurrence of earthquake incidents in the Kariba and surrounding areas. The most recent earthquake incident with a magnitude M4.9 occurred at 05:39 hours CAT on 23rd December 2024. Its epicentre was triangulated to approximately 19km on the SSE direction from Kariba Dam, at a depth of 10km. This region is located within the Kariba reservoir, directly behind the Antelope Island in Zimbabwe.