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list of earthquakes in south africa wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 earthquake data toggle earthquake data subsection 1 1 1800s 1 2 1900s 1 3 2000s 2 see also 3 references 4 external links toggle the table of contents list of earthquakes in south africa 1 language français edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia usgs seismicity map for south africa the following is a list of notable earthquakes or tremors that have been detected within south africa according to professor andrzej kijko from the university of pretoria s natural hazard centre mining can activate natural faults he believes that 95 of south africa s earthquakes are caused by mining especially around the areas of klerksdorp welkom and carletonville according to earth science consultant dr chris hartnady this part of africa is in the vicinity of the african rift system which is being pulled apart by a few millimetres annually he says earthquakes are caused by a slip on a fault line and the release of stored elastic energy and mining activity can trigger earthquakes 1 earthquake data edit for earthquakes prior to the modern era the magnitude and epicentre location are only approximate and were calculated based on available reports from the time 1800s edit date time sast epicentre region m l displaystyle m_ l m w displaystyle m_ w depth deaths notes 1809 12 04 22 00 cape town cape colony 2 1900s edit date time sast epicentre region m l displaystyle m_ l m w displaystyle m_ w depth deaths notes 1912 02 20 15 03 06 28 633 s 27 846 e 28km n of maputsoe free state 6 1 3 1919 10 31 17 36 40 27 359 s 30 521 e 38km s of driefontein transvaal 6 3 4 1932 12 31 08 30 56 29 313 s 33 117 e 120 km ese of richards bay natal 6 8 5 as of 2025 update the strongest earthquake near south africa since 1900 6 1969 09 29 22 03 30 33 268 s 19 386 e near tulbagh 13km nne of ceres cape province 6 3 6 3 12 7 8 the 1969 tulbagh earthquake remains the most destructive earthquake in south african history it was stronger than that of the 1809 cape town earthquake which destroyed a local milnerton farm 9 10 1970 04 14 tulbagh ceres wolseley area cape province 5 7 second quake 11 1976 12 08 welkom free state 5 2 4 miners 12 1990 09 26 welkom free state 4 2 2 12 2000s edit date time sast epicentre region m l displaystyle m_ l depth deaths notes 9 march 2005 stilfontein north west 5 3 2 miners were killed underground 13 14 28 may 2013 near mbabane eswatini 4 0 the earthquake was felt in newcastle and lasted about six seconds 15 22 june 2013 07 08 thabazimbi limpopo 3 9 9 km the earthquake was felt up in the thabazimbi area 16 7 july 2013 16 52 barberton mpumalanga 4 7 5 km the earthquake was felt in the barberton area 17 11 november 2013 university of johannesburg johannesburg gauteng 4 0 the earthquake was felt as far as parts of northern and southern johannesburg and lasted for around 10 15 seconds 18 2 december 2013 21 18 25 km south of bela bela limpopo 4 8 5 km the earthquake was felt as far as parkhurst and randburg in johannesburg hartebeespoort dam in north west witbank and kwamhlanga in mpumalanga and soshanguve near pretoria 19 20 15 june 2014 18 16 near orkney north west 4 9 5 km the earthquake was felt up to potchefstroom 21 5 august 2014 12 22 near orkney north west 5 5 5 0 km the earthquake was felt as far as parts of botswana and durban it lasted for around 90 sec the local council for geoscience measured the earthquake at 5 5 on the richter scale while the united states geological survey usgs recorded a moment magnitude of 5 4 22 23 24 25 22 august 2014 1 14 near orange farm gauteng 3 8 10 km the second earthquake in south africa in less than three weeks 26 no reports of injuries 27 the council for geoscience cgs in south africa reported an earthquake of 3 8 with two aftershocks occurring within minutes of each other of 3 2 and 2 0 respectively 28 31 october 2019 13 20 near port shepstone kwazulu natal 4 3 10 km the cgs reported an earthquake of a preliminary value of 3 7 on the local magnitude scale however the usgs has it logged as 4 3 29 30 26 september 2020 19 10 1600 km se of south africa western cape 6 1 10 km usgs report 31 mistakenly reported to have been felt in cape town see below earthquake 26 september 2020 20 41 12 km w of paarl western cape 2 7 5 km felt by residents in cape town area cgs report 32 usgs report 33 27 september 2020 09 12 durbanville area cape town western cape 2 6 5 km felt by residents in cape town area cgs report 34 usgs report 35 17 november 2020 00 27 41 km s of saldanha western cape 3 5 5 km felt by residents in cape town area cgs report 36 usgs report 37 30 july 2021 06 30 johannesburg gauteng 3 6 10 km felt by residents in johannesburg cgs report usgs report 38 5 november 2022 14 32 23 km from umvoti local municipality kwazulu natal 4 6 9 km felt by residents in durban area 11 june 2023 02 38 2 kilometers from alberton gauteng 5 0 10 km felt by residents across the city of johannesburg and the region as a whole 39 22 december 2024 02 51 284 kilometers sw of upington northern cape 5 3 10 km felt as far away as namibia and cape town 2 aftershocks 3 0 and 3 4 m l displaystyle m_ l 40 see also edit geology of south africa references edit hosken graeme smillie shaun child katharine louw poppy masombuka sipho 6 august 2014 quake of shaky things to come times live archived from the original on 19 august 2014 retrieved 6 august 2014 von buchenroder w l 1830 an account of the earthquakes which occurred at the cape of good hope during the month of december 1809 south african quarterly journal 1 1 18 25 doi 10 21504 saqj 11 2613 retrieved 19 november 2025 m 6 1 28 km n of maputsoe lesotho united states geological survey retrieved 7 august 2025 m 6 3 38 km s of driefontein south africa united states geological survey retrieved 7 august 2025 m 6 8 120 km ese of richards bay south africa united states geological survey retrieved 7 august 2025 south africa earthquake report earthquakelist org retrieved 7 august 2025 durrheim ray 15 october 2019 50 years on what we learned from south africa s biggest quake university of the witwatersrand retrieved 16 november 2020 m 6 3 13 km nne of ceres south africa united states geological survey retrieved 7 august 2025 shevel adele 10 august 2014 insurers brace for a wave of quake claims business day archived from the original on 19 august 2014 retrieved 15 august 2014 ceres earthquake 9 march 2014 archived from the original on 27 april 2012 retrieved 9 march 2014 we ve learnt a great deal since south africa s biggest quake 50 years ago 22 september 2019 1 2 seale lebogang 14 august 2014 quake triggered by mine activity expert the star archived from the original on 14 august 2014 retrieved 14 august 2014 media update 5 5 magnitude earthquake tremors continue council for geoscience archived from the original on 14 august 2014 retrieved 14 august 2014 le cordeur matthew 6 august 2014 did mining cause sa quake fin24 archived from the original on 12 august 2014 retrieved 14 august 2014 tremor hits northern kzn iol 29 may 2012 retrieved 4 december 2013 3 9 magnitude earthquake 15 km from thabazimbi limpopo south africa earthquake track 22 june 2013 retrieved 22 june 2013 4 7 magnitude earthquake 49 km from barberton mpumalanga south africa earthquake track 7 july 2013 retrieved 7 july 2013 earth tremor felt in joburg iol 18 november 2013 retrieved 4 december 2013 tremor strikes near bela bela iol 3 december 2013 retrieved 4 december 2013 4 8 magnitude earthquake 40 km from siyabuswa mpumalanga south africa earthquake track 2 december 2013 retrieved 2 december 2013 4 9 magnitude earthquake 7 km from orkney north west south africa earthquake track 15 june 2014 retrieved 15 june 2014 tempelhoff elise cilliers susan 6 august 2014 só skeur afrika stadig in twee thus africa tears slowly in two beeld in afrikaans archived from the original on 10 august 2014 retrieved 6 august 2014 aardbewing van 5 3 ruk sa berigte van skade twiets earthquake of 5 3 shakes sa reports of damage tweets beeld in afrikaans 5 august 2014 archived from the original on 6 august 2014 retrieved 5 august 2014 m5 4 3 km ene of orkney south africa united states geological survey archived from the original on 8 august 2014 retrieved 16 october 2014 5 4 magnitude earthquake 4 km from orkney north west south africa earthquake track 5 august 2014 retrieved 14 august 2014 4 6 magnitude earthquake hits west of orange farm 22 august 2014 no injuries after 4 6 magnitude quake 22 august 2014 three earthquakes hit the carletonville area early in the morning 22 august 2014 archived from the original on 25 may 2015 retrieved 22 august 2014 statement on the seismic event that occurred in the kzn area 1 november 2019 m 4 3 44 km nw of port shepstone south africa 31 october 2019 m 6 1 south of africa united states geological survey retrieved 17 november 2020 cgs earthquake detail m2 7 cape town m 2 7 12 km w of paarl south africa united states geological survey retrieved 17 november 2020 cgs earthquake detail m2 5 cape town m 2 6 19 km ese of atlantis south africa united states geological survey retrieved 17 november 2020 cgs earthquake detail m3 4 saldanha south africa m 3 5 41 km s of saldanha south africa united states geological survey retrieved 17 november 2020 tremor 3 6 magnitude quake rattles johannesburg on friday the citizen 30 july 2021 retrieved 30 july 2021 moderate earthquake hits johannesburg south africa bno news 10 june 2023 retrieved 11 june 2023 unusually powerful m5 3 earthquake hit 284km from upington in south africa on sunday night 22 december 2024 retrieved 24 december 2024 external links edit council for geoscience south africa earthquake information united states geological survey https www volcanodiscovery com earthquakes south africa largest html text quakes 20since 201900 3a between 20magnitude 205 20and 206 v t e list of earthquakes in africa sovereign states algeria angola benin botswana burkina faso burundi cameroon cape verde central african republic chad comoros democratic republic of the congo republic of the congo djibouti egypt equatorial guinea eritrea eswatini ethiopia gabon the gambia ghana guinea guinea bissau ivory coast kenya lesotho liberia libya madagascar 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