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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 8.8 mb |
| Local datetime | 2015/05/07 09:29 |
| Universal datetime | 2015/05/07 07:29 |
| Latitude | -71.21 ° ± 29 km |
| Longitude | 18.60 ° ± 26 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 
|
4149 | 3.433441e+06 |
| Port Elizabeth
|
4165 | 967677 |
| Uitenhage
|
4187 | 228912 |
| Paarl
|
4173 | 187865 |
| George
|
4152 | 174582 |
| Worcester
|
4180 | 127597 |
| Grahamstown
|
4245 | 91548 |
| Oudtshoorn
|
4192 | 76708 |
| Saldanha
|
4250 | 68284 |
| Knysna
|
4145 | 63106 |
Ushuaia 
|
4287 | 58028 |
| Hermanus
|
4095 | 25153 |
| Port Alfred
|
4214 | 17959 |
| Bredasdorp
|
4082 | 14936 |
| Swellendam
|
4139 | 13674 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.96 |
| Azimuthal gap | 126.15 ° |
| Number of stations used | 6 |
| Number of phases used | 6 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| II | ASCN | P | 07:40:22.27 | 0.05 | 324.02 | 66.52 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 07:41:39.72 | 2.25 | 120.39 | 78.98 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 07:41:51.32 | -2.06 | 131.33 | 81.93 | Automatic |
| IU | TUC | PKP | 07:48:50.77 | 2.92 | 242.81 | 132.75 | Automatic |
| IU | ANMO | PKP | 07:48:48.12 | -1.97 | 248.73 | 133.94 | Automatic |
| IU | BILL | PKP | 07:49:40.27 | -1.19 | 90.18 | 168.54 | Automatic |