Weak mag. 2.9 earthquake - 5.5 km southeast of Klerksdorp, South Africa, on Thursday, Apr 21, 2022 at 8:07 am (GMT +2) -
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Weak magnitude 2.9 earthquake at 10 km depth
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Apr 21, 2022 06:07:42 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, Apr 21, 2022 at 8:07 am (GMT +2) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.9 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 26.888°S / 26.705°E  (Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West, South Africa) |
| Antipode | 26.888°N / 153.295°W |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | CGS (Council for Geoscience, South African National Seismograph Network) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 6 km (3 mi) SE of Klerksdorp (North-West) (pop: 178,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 8 km (5 mi) SW of Stilfontein (North-West) (pop: 93,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Orkney (North-West) (pop: 145,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 43 km (27 mi) NW of Viljoenskroon (Orange Free State) (pop: 55,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 44 km (27 mi) WSW of Potchefstroom (North-West) (pop: 123,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 56 km (35 mi) N of Bothaville (Orange Free State) (pop: 71,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 75 km (46 mi) W of Paris (Free State) (pop: 71,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 79 km (49 mi) ENE of Wolmaransstad (North-West) (pop: 49,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 90 km (56 mi) SW of Carletonville (Gauteng) (pop: 182,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 195 km (121 mi) SW of Pretoria (Gauteng) (pop: 1,619,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.4 x 109 joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.9 | 10 km | South Africa Region | CGS |
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