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Type Event
Magnitude 5.1 mb
Local datetime 2020/01/10 20:59
Universal datetime 2020/01/10 20:59
Latitude -53.35 ° ± 5 km
Longitude 21.75 ° ± 9 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
Cape Town  2175 3.433441e+06
Port Elizabeth  2175 967677
Uitenhage  2195 228912
Paarl  2194 187865
George  2156 174582
Bhisho  2319 137287
Worcester  2197 127597
Grahamstown  2259 91548
Oudtshoorn  2197 76708
Saldanha  2280 68284
Knysna  2148 63106
Hermanus  2114 25153
Port Alfred  2232 17959
Bredasdorp  2095 14936
Swellendam  2150 13674

Past seismicity

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Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status
RMS 1.94
Azimuthal gap 112.16 °
Number of stations used 17
Number of phases used 17

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Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
G CRZF P 21:04:21.90 0.08 82.44 20.41 Automatic
II SUR P 21:04:28.17 1 357.78 20.98 Automatic
IU TSUM P 21:06:32.62 2.78 353 34.3 Automatic
GE VOI P 21:06:48.35 -1.83 40.97 36.62 Automatic
IU LSZ P 21:07:03.17 -1.59 10.02 38.41 Automatic
II ABPO P 21:07:17.2 2.15 39.68 39.56 Automatic
G CCD P 21:07:36.5 0.62 157.84 41.88 Automatic
IU CASY P 21:07:38.32 -0.64 143.3 42.3 Automatic
IU SBA P 21:08:20.2 3.1 170.51 47.05 Automatic
GE KIBK P 21:08:57.2 -0.67 20.62 52.73 Automatic
IU MBWA P 21:11:43.87 1.7 109.07 77.74 Automatic
II RAYN P 21:11:49.32 -0.09 22.05 79.58 Automatic
II WRAB P 21:12:26.14 -2.87 119.62 86.69 Automatic
IU ANTO P 21:12:59.79 1.34 8.47 93.7 Automatic
IU CHTO P 21:13:14.92 -3.02 68.65 97.67 Automatic
II NIL P 21:13:18.67 1.19 41.12 97.78 Automatic
IU SJG P 21:13:39.64 -3.25 282.67 103.22 Automatic