M 4.6 earthquake – 67 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia
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Local time: Nov 21, 2019 · 04:20 (UTC+2)
LightShallow · 10 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.6body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- -19.784, 14.779209 km from Otjiwarongo
- Energy released
- 120 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 326USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on May 25, 2018.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 120 tons of TNT, 4 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Namibia.
- 5.4 68 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia Apr 4, 2021
- 5.1 67 km S of Khorixas, Namibia Jul 31, 2009
- 5.0 33 km N of Khorixas, Namibia Apr 12, 2022
- 5.0 73 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia May 24, 2018
- 4.9 68 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia Oct 21, 2026
- 4.9 65 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia May 24, 2021
- 4.8 72 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia May 25, 2018
- 4.8 67 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia Mar 14, 2018