Within 300 km
Earthquakes near De Aar
De Aar, Northern Cape, South Africa · population 32,318. Every earthquake within 300 km since 1900.
Past 30 days0M2.5+ within 300 km
Past year0M2.5+
Since 19007M4.5+, 0 of them M6+
How often M6+—none on record nearby
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Within 300 km of De Aar. Small quakes were rarely recorded worldwide before the 1970s, so early years show fewer.
The strongest on record
- 5.9 77 km SE of Ritchie, South Africa Jul 1, 1976
- 4.9 37 km E of De Aar, South Africa Aug 28, 1980
- 4.8 50 km ESE of Ritchie, South Africa May 8, 1985
- 4.7 54 km WSW of Ritchie, South Africa Jan 8, 2002
- 4.7 South Africa Sep 5, 1983
- 4.5 36 km S of Ritchie, South Africa Jul 3, 1999
- 4.5 50 km ENE of Brandvlei, South Africa Dec 31, 1994
- 4.4 58 km S of Bloemfontein, South Africa Sep 15, 2017
- 4.4 45 km S of Ritchie, South Africa Oct 1, 2015
- 4.1 52 km SW of Ritchie, South Africa Jan 8, 2002
The latest nearby
- 4.4 58 km S of Bloemfontein, South Africa Sep 15, 2017
- 4.4 45 km S of Ritchie, South Africa Oct 1, 2015
- 4.7 54 km WSW of Ritchie, South Africa Jan 8, 2002
- 4.1 52 km SW of Ritchie, South Africa Jan 8, 2002
- 4.5 36 km S of Ritchie, South Africa Jul 3, 1999
- 4.5 50 km ENE of Brandvlei, South Africa Dec 31, 1994
- 4.8 50 km ESE of Ritchie, South Africa May 8, 1985
- 4.7 South Africa Sep 5, 1983
- 4.9 37 km E of De Aar, South Africa Aug 28, 1980
- 5.9 77 km SE of Ritchie, South Africa Jul 1, 1976