Biggest quake in 100 years

ue last week and sent panic-stricken people running into the streets in neighbouring Zimbabwe and South Africa as aftershocks rolled through the region. The quake, the region’s largest in a century, centred about 160 km (100 miles) southwest of Beira. Terrified Mutare residents said houses and apartment buildings were jolted but not damaged, while many Harare residents felt significant tremors and heard a loud explosion. Experts say the region could expect more tremors as subterranean damage had been caused.