Biggest Earthquakes Near Mohale’s Hoek, Mohaleʼs Hoek, Lesotho
Ritchie, Northern Cape, South Africa
5.9 magnitude earthquake
1976-07-01 11:24:05 UTC
at 11:24
July 01, 1976 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -29.522, 25.182
77.2 km from
Ritchie
(48.2 miles)
Depth: 33 km
Welkom, Orange Free State, South Africa
5.7 magnitude earthquake
1999-04-22 22:19:36 UTC
at 22:19
April 22, 1999 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -27.953, 26.635
10.2 km from
Welkom
(6.2 miles)
Depth: 5 km
Qacha’s Nek, Qachaʼs Nek, Lesotho
5.4 magnitude earthquake
1986-10-05 18:53:20 UTC
at 18:53
October 05, 1986 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -30.546, 28.737
47.2 km from
Qacha’s Nek
(29.2 miles)
Depth: 5 km
Welkom, Orange Free State, South Africa
5.6 magnitude earthquake
1994-10-30 06:06:27 UTC
at 06:06
October 30, 1994 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -28.032, 26.738
6.2 km from
Welkom
(3.2 miles)
Depth: 5 km
Welkom, Orange Free State, South Africa
5.5 magnitude earthquake
1989-01-25 10:14:33 UTC
at 10:14
January 25, 1989 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -27.985, 26.734
0.2 km from
Welkom
(0.2 miles)
Depth: 5 km
Qacha’s Nek, Qachaʼs Nek, Lesotho
4.9 magnitude earthquake
1989-09-29 06:16:29 UTC
at 06:16
September 29, 1989 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -30.532, 28.849
48.2 km from
Qacha’s Nek
(30.2 miles)
Depth: 5 km
Welkom, Orange Free State, South Africa
5.3 magnitude earthquake
1992-06-06 18:34:00 UTC
at 18:34
June 06, 1992 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -28.02, 26.753
5.2 km from
Welkom
(3.2 miles)
Depth: 9 km
Nako, Maseru, Lesotho
4.3 magnitude earthquake
2002-01-27 21:50:10 UTC
at 21:50
January 27, 2002 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -29.85, 27.774
25.2 km from
Nako
(16.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Nako, Maseru, Lesotho
4.3 magnitude earthquake
2002-01-27 22:09:52 UTC
at 22:09
January 27, 2002 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -29.939, 28.022
43.2 km from
Nako
(26.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
4.6 magnitude earthquake
1988-02-12 19:30:24 UTC
at 19:30
February 12, 1988 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -30.541, 29.007
40.2 km from
Kokstad
(24.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Mohale’s Hoek, Mohaleʼs Hoek, Lesotho
3.7 magnitude earthquake
1995-02-08 23:26:16 UTC
at 23:26
February 08, 1995 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -29.963, 27.772
35.2 km from
Mohale’s Hoek
(21.2 miles)
Depth: 5 km
Mafeteng, Mafeteng, Lesotho
2.7 magnitude earthquake
1993-06-10 01:05:05 UTC
at 01:05
June 10, 1993 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -29.787, 27.129
11.2 km from
Mafeteng
(6.2 miles)
Depth: 5 km
Mafeteng, Mafeteng, Lesotho
2.9 magnitude earthquake
1993-04-17 14:23:00 UTC
at 14:23
April 17, 1993 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -29.803, 26.698
52.2 km from
Mafeteng
(32.2 miles)
Depth: 5 km
Welkom, Orange Free State, South Africa
5.2 magnitude earthquake
1976-12-08 08:38:25 UTC
at 08:38
December 08, 1976 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -27.952, 26.653
8.2 km from
Welkom
(5.2 miles)
Depth: 33 km
Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
4.2 magnitude earthquake
1987-10-24 11:45:48 UTC
at 11:45
October 24, 1987 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -30.756, 29.029
44.2 km from
Kokstad
(27.2 miles)
Depth: 5 km
Qacha’s Nek, Qachaʼs Nek, Lesotho
3.1 magnitude earthquake
1990-08-21 23:20:33 UTC
at 23:20
August 21, 1990 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -30.251, 28.93
27.2 km from
Qacha’s Nek
(17.2 miles)
Depth: 5 km
Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
3.4 magnitude earthquake
1994-01-27 05:26:55 UTC
at 05:26
January 27, 1994 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -30.783, 28.944
52.2 km from
Kokstad
(32.2 miles)
Depth: 5 km
Ventersburg, Orange Free State, South Africa
4.9 magnitude earthquake
1977-03-14 15:41:33 UTC
at 15:41
March 14, 1977 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -28.114, 27.104
4.2 km from
Ventersburg
(2.2 miles)
Depth: 33 km
Ventersburg, Orange Free State, South Africa
4.8 magnitude earthquake
1984-06-20 04:49:33 UTC
at 04:49
June 20, 1984 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -28.18, 27.136
10.2 km from
Ventersburg
(6.2 miles)
Depth: 5 km
Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
4.5 magnitude earthquake
2022-11-06 07:29:22 UTC
at 07:29
November 06, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -30.206, 29.578
40.2 km from
Kokstad
(25.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km