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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.5 M |
| Local datetime | 2013/05/16 07:57 |
| Universal datetime | 2013/05/16 05:57 |
| Latitude | -57.62 ° ± 7 km |
| Longitude | -7.11 ° ± 9 km |
| Depth | 10 km (from location) ± 0.0 km |
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Testify !Near cities
This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
| Name | Distance (km) | Population |
|---|---|---|
Cape Town 
|
3258 | 3.433441e+06 |
| Port Elizabeth
|
3591 | 967677 |
| Uitenhage
|
3600 | 228912 |
| Paarl
|
3302 | 187865 |
| George
|
3439 | 174582 |
| Worcester
|
3330 | 127597 |
| Oudtshoorn
|
3462 | 76708 |
| Saldanha
|
3325 | 68284 |
| Knysna
|
3459 | 63106 |
Ushuaia 
|
3681 | 58028 |
| Beaufort West
|
3598 | 44737 |
| Hermanus
|
3245 | 25153 |
| Bredasdorp
|
3270 | 14936 |
| Swellendam
|
3338 | 13674 |
| Springbok
|
3657 | 10438 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.81 |
| Azimuthal gap | 101.5 ° |
| Number of stations used | 8 |
| Number of phases used | 8 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | QSPA | P | 06:03:33.47 | -1.62 | 179.94 | 32.45 | Automatic |
| IU | TSUM | P | 06:04:56.27 | -2.58 | 35.73 | 42.5 | Automatic |
| IU | SBA | P | 06:05:16.29 | -0.23 | 178.16 | 44.48 | Automatic |
| IU | CASY | P | 06:05:43.7 | 1.21 | 151.19 | 47.69 | Automatic |
| IU | KMBO | P | 06:07:55.37 | 2.65 | 49.69 | 66.46 | Automatic |
| II | NNA | P | 06:08:12.2 | 1.76 | 280.79 | 69.09 | Automatic |
| IU | SDV | P | 06:09:31.32 | -2.09 | 297.21 | 83.94 | Automatic |
| II | JTS | P | 06:10:14.47 | 0.89 | 285.72 | 92.29 | Automatic |