2.1
Earthquake Details: South Africa
8/17/2026, 3:55:23 PM
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake occurred near South Africa on 8/17/2026 at 3:55:23 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -10 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-10 km
Significance
Latitude-27.7980
Longitude26.5810
Event IDemsc:20260817_0000802
Magnitude2.1
Updated:8/18/2026, 9:07:26 AM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/17/2026, 5:55:23 PM GMT+2
- UTC
- 8/17/2026, 3:55:23 PM UTC
-10 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 2
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