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A magnitude_w 7.0 earthquake occurred in Mozambique on 23 February 2006 producing the first recorded surface faulting in Southern Africa. The predominantly normal faulting rupture, with a small component of left-lateral slip, was mapped over 15 km although the complete rupture is probably twice this length. his fault rupture may well represent a more southerly extension of the East African Rift than has previously been considered. In this image (looking south-southeast), a local boy who guided a team from Imperial College London through the bush to this particular section of the rupture stands on the downthrown hanging wall next to the fault scarp. A full report on the earthquake by Clark H. Fenton and Julian J. Bommer begins on page 426 of this issue.California 94530-4003. Photograph by Julian J. Bommer, Imperial College London.