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Type Event
Magnitude 5.4 mb
Local datetime 2014/11/17 18:52
Universal datetime 2014/11/17 16:52
Latitude -46.30 ° ± 5 km
Longitude 33.66 ° ± 5 km
Depth 10 km (from location) ± 0.0 km

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Near cities

This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
Name Distance (km) Population
Port Elizabeth  1530 967677
Uitenhage  1559 228912
George  1668 174582
Bhisho  1584 137287
Queenstown  1701 105309
Grahamstown  1566 91548
Umtata  1687 78663
Oudtshoorn  1715 76708
Knysna  1632 63106
Graaff Reinet  1739 62896
Port Shepstone  1751 52793
Cradock  1710 32898
Port Alfred  1523 17959
Bredasdorp  1740 14936
Port St. Johns  1667 5939

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 1.3
Azimuthal gap 52.84 °
Number of stations used 28
Number of phases used 28

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
II SUR P 16:56:44.32 -2.82 320.18 17.05 Automatic
II ABPO P 16:58:52.47 0.19 26.79 29.48 Automatic
IU TSUM P 16:58:56.87 -1.4 328.62 30.15 Automatic
IU LSZ P 16:59:06.47 -2.12 349.82 31.36 Automatic
IU CASY P 17:00:53.37 0.03 145.33 43.53 Automatic
II HOPE P 17:00:55.42 1.32 232.74 43.62 Automatic
IU QSPA P 17:00:52.67 -2.12 179.9 43.73 Automatic
II SHEL P 17:01:02.12 1.3 299.63 44.6 Automatic
IU KMBO P 17:01:05.77 0.89 5.06 45.28 Automatic
II MBAR P 17:01:09.42 0.7 355.92 45.77 Automatic
IU NWAO P 17:03:14.17 -0.96 110.25 62.75 Automatic
II PALK P 17:03:47.37 0.63 51.56 67.94 Automatic
IU RCBR P 17:04:11.62 0.48 280.99 71.73 Automatic
IU MBWA P 17:04:14.62 -0.3 102.32 72.24 Automatic
II UOSS P 17:04:22.32 -0.75 21.19 74.12 Automatic
IU LVC P 17:05:10.72 0.77 245.48 82 Automatic
II WRAB P 17:05:12.47 -1.4 111.39 82.77 Automatic
II KAPI P 17:05:18.87 0.93 90.65 83.68 Automatic
IU GNI P 17:05:33.82 2.01 8.46 87.01 Automatic
II NIL P 17:05:34.27 -0.68 32.09 87.57 Automatic
IU CHTO P 17:05:34.89 -1.65 59.38 87.69 Automatic
IU SAML P 17:05:40.2 -0.55 258.89 88.22 Automatic
IU CTAO P 17:05:50.12 0.47 119.88 90.06 Automatic
II KIV P 17:05:50.32 1.59 6.49 90.61 Automatic
IU PAB P 17:05:58.32 1.32 331.62 92.32 Automatic
II AAK P 17:06:14.2 0.09 28.93 96.04 Automatic
II BRVK P 17:06:53.12 2.44 21.7 104.16 Automatic
II KURK P 17:06:51.77 -0.4 27.52 104.48 Automatic