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USGS us7000p0n9

22 Dec 2024, 00:51

89 km W of Brandvlei, South Africa

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 February 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 89 km W of Brandvlei, South Africa?

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-30.381000, 19.555700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000p0n9
Coordinates
-30.381, 19.5557
Network
us
Significance
656