MODERATE EARTHQUAKE
south of Africa
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck south of Africa on 20 Sept 2026, 20:54 UTC. The hypocentre was 10 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far. The figures have been revised 2 times since the first report.
- Depth
- 10 km
- Latitude
- 48.43°S
- Time
- 20:54 UTC
- Magnitude
- M5.7
shallow
31.23°E longitude
20 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 5.7
Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 350 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 5 thousand tonnes of TNT.
10 KM DEEP
Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
07 Nov 2026, 23:27 UTC · 10 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 23:25 UTC · 607 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 23:17 UTC · 10 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 20:55 UTC · 136.7 km deep