Weak mag. 2.4 earthquake - 7.6 km southeast of Welkom, South Africa, on 2022-04-14 03:11:53 SAST (GMT+02:00) -
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Weak magnitude 2.4 earthquake at 10 km depth
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Apr 14, 2022 01:11:53 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | 2022-04-14 03:11:53 SAST (GMT+02:00) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.4 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 28.019°S / 26.797°E  (Lejweleputswa District Municipality, Orange Free State, South Africa) |
| Antipode | 28.019°N / 153.203°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | CGS (Council for Geoscience, South African National Seismograph Network) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 8 km (5 mi) SE of Welkom (pop: 431,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 12 km (7 mi) NW of Virginia (pop: 122,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Kutloanong (pop: 95,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Hennenman (pop: 22,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 33 km (21 mi) SSE of Allanridge (pop: 31,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) NNE of Theunissen (pop: 34,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 46 km (29 mi) ESE of Wesselsbron (pop: 42,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 59 km (37 mi) SW of Kroonstad (pop: 104,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 135 km (84 mi) NNE of Bloemfontein (pop: 463,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 288 km (179 mi) SSW of Pretoria (Gauteng) (pop: 1,619,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2.5 x 108 joules (69.8 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.4 | 10 km | South Africa Region | CGS |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.4, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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