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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5 mb |
| Local datetime | 2016/11/15 12:31 |
| Universal datetime | 2016/11/15 12:31 |
| Latitude | -53.92 ° ± 8 km |
| Longitude | 2.58 ° ± 10 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 
|
2548 | 3.433441e+06 |
| Port Elizabeth
|
2859 | 967677 |
| Uitenhage
|
2869 | 228912 |
| Paarl
|
2590 | 187865 |
| George
|
2713 | 174582 |
| Worcester
|
2615 | 127597 |
| Grahamstown
|
2968 | 91548 |
| Oudtshoorn
|
2737 | 76708 |
| Saldanha
|
2621 | 68284 |
| Knysna
|
2731 | 63106 |
| Beaufort West
|
2874 | 44737 |
| Hermanus
|
2530 | 25153 |
| Port Alfred
|
2958 | 17959 |
| Bredasdorp
|
2551 | 14936 |
| Swellendam
|
2618 | 13674 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.36 |
| Azimuthal gap | 133.01 ° |
| 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 | TSUM | P | 12:38:14.62 | -1.92 | 24.21 | 36.58 | Automatic |
| IU | SBA | P | 12:39:49.62 | -0.68 | 175.56 | 47.87 | Automatic |
| II | MBAR | P | 12:41:04.27 | 0.45 | 33.74 | 58.15 | Automatic |
| IU | KMBO | P | 12:41:18.57 | 1.83 | 41.05 | 59.99 | Automatic |
| IU | LVC | P | 12:41:27.92 | 2.02 | 270.68 | 61.1 | Automatic |
| IU | SAML | P | 12:42:12.59 | -1.76 | 284.69 | 68.62 | Automatic |
| IU | SNZO | P | 12:43:45.87 | 0.01 | 174.06 | 84.53 | Automatic |
| II | RAYN | P | 12:43:49.17 | 0.07 | 38.76 | 85.82 | Automatic |