Biggest Earthquakes Near Western Cape, South Africa
Western Cape, South Africa has had: (M1.5 or greater)
- 0 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
- 0 earthquakes in the past 7 days
- 0 earthquakes in the past 30 days
- 1 earthquake in the past 365 days
The largest earthquake in Western Cape, South Africa:
Ceres, Western Cape, South Africa
6.3 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1969-09-29 20:03:30 UTC
      
      at 20:03 
September 29, 1969 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -33.268, 19.386
        
        13.2 km from
  Ceres
    (8.2 miles)
    
Depth: 15 km
Ceres, Western Cape, South Africa
5.7 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1970-04-14 19:08:19 UTC
      
      at 19:08 
April 14, 1970 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -33.308, 19.486
        
        17.2 km from
  Ceres
    (10.2 miles)
    
Depth: 10 km
Calvinia, Northern Cape, South Africa
5.3 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        2024-12-22 00:51:05 UTC
      
      at 00:51 
December 22, 2024 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -30.445, 19.435
        
        118.2 km from
  Calvinia
    (73.2 miles)
    
Depth: 10 km
Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa
4.3 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        2009-11-05 12:39:54 UTC
      
      at 12:39 
November 05, 2009 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -32.843, 22.152
        
        67.2 km from
  Beaufort West
    (41.2 miles)
    
Depth: 5 km
Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa
4.1 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        2011-05-14 14:10:41 UTC
      
      at 14:10 
May 14, 2011 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -32.881, 22.12
        
        72.2 km from
  Beaufort West
    (45.2 miles)
    
Depth: 5 km
Saldanha, Western Cape, South Africa
3.5 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        2020-11-16 22:27:03 UTC
      
      at 22:27 
November 16, 2020 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -33.426, 17.908
        
        41.2 km from
  Saldanha
    (25.2 miles)
    
Depth: 5 km
Malmesbury, Western Cape, South Africa
2.9 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        2020-09-26 18:41:41 UTC
      
      at 18:41 
September 26, 2020 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -33.654, 18.631
        
        11.2 km from
  Malmesbury
    (6.2 miles)
    
Depth: 10 km
Kraaifontein, Western Cape, South Africa
2.7 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        2020-09-27 07:12:54 UTC
      
      at 07:12 
September 27, 2020 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -33.808, 18.795
        
        8.2 km from
  Kraaifontein
    (5.2 miles)
    
Depth: 10 km