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Earthquakes in Afrika Selatan

Explore earthquakes recorded within Afrika Selatan. Latest events cover 25 Sep 2026 – 24 Okt 2026 UTC; annual statistics and the largest events cover 25 Okt 2025 – 24 Okt 2026 UTC.

Regional statistics

Statistics for the 365-day period 25 Okt 2025 – 24 Okt 2026 UTC.

Recorded events
234
Maximum magnitude
4,3
Average magnitude
2,47

Earthquake map for Afrika Selatan

Latest earthquakes

Up to 20 most recent events during the 30-day period 25 Sep 2026 – 24 Okt 2026 UTC.

  1. 2,10 Afrika Selatan, Afrika, Free State
  2. 2,40 Afrika Selatan, Afrika, Gauteng
  3. 2,90 Afrika Selatan, Witwatersrand, Gauteng
  4. 2,60 Afrika Selatan, Witwatersrand, Gauteng
  5. 2,90 Afrika Selatan, Afrika, Gauteng
  6. 2,30 Afrika Selatan, Afrika, Gauteng
  7. 2,00 Afrika Selatan, Afrika, Free State
  8. 2,60 Afrika Selatan, Afrika, Gauteng
  9. 2,30 Afrika Selatan, Witwatersrand, Gauteng
  10. 2,10 Afrika Selatan, Witwatersrand, Gauteng
  11. 2,20 Afrika Selatan, Afrika, Mpumalanga
  12. 2,20 Afrika Selatan, Afrika, Gauteng
  13. 2,70 Afrika Selatan, Afrika, Gauteng
  14. 2,20 Afrika Selatan, Witwatersrand, Gauteng
  15. 2,70 Afrika Selatan, Afrika, Gauteng
  16. 2,10 Afrika Selatan, Afrika, North West
  17. 2,60 Afrika Selatan, Afrika, Mpumalanga
  18. 2,20 Afrika Selatan, Witwatersrand, Gauteng
  19. 2,80 Afrika Selatan, Afrika, Mpumalanga
  20. 2,00 Afrika Selatan, Afrika, Mpumalanga

Largest earthquakes

The 10 largest recorded events during the 365-day period 25 Okt 2025 – 24 Okt 2026 UTC.

  1. 4,30 Afrika Selatan, Afrika, Northern Cape
  2. 3,60 Afrika Selatan, Afrika, Free State
  3. 3,60 Afrika Selatan, Afrika, Gauteng
  4. 3,60 Afrika Selatan, Afrika, Mpumalanga
  5. 3,60 Afrika Selatan, Afrika, Free State
  6. 3,50 Afrika Selatan, Witwatersrand, Gauteng
  7. 3,50 Afrika Selatan, Afrika, Gauteng
  8. 3,40 Afrika Selatan, Afrika, Limpopo
  9. 3,40 Afrika Selatan, Karoo, Northern Cape
  10. 3,30 Afrika Selatan, Witwatersrand, North West

Statistics for the last 5 years

Complete years use 365 or 366 days. For 2.026, the average uses 365 days through 24 Okt 2026.

Date Recorded events Maximum magnitude Events per day
2026 235 3,6 — Afrika Selatan, Afrika, Free State 0,644

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