Within 300 km
Earthquakes near Modimolle
Modimolle, Limpopo, South Africa · population 50,306. Every earthquake within 300 km since 1900.
Past 30 days1M2.5+ within 300 km
Past year2M2.5+
Since 1900150M4.5+, 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 Modimolle. Small quakes were rarely recorded worldwide before the 1970s, so early years show fewer.
The strongest on record
- 5.7 12 km WNW of Westonaria, South Africa May 14, 1974
- 5.2 7 km SSE of Stilfontein, South Africa Apr 3, 2017
- 5.2 5 km NNW of Klerksdorp, South Africa Jan 5, 1988
- 5.2 3 km S of Klerksdorp, South Africa Jun 6, 1983
- 5.2 27 km N of Klerksdorp, South Africa Sep 30, 1973
- 5.2 56 km ESE of Mathathane, Botswana Aug 29, 1973
- 5.1 5 km SE of Klerksdorp, South Africa Nov 3, 1991
- 5.1 37 km WNW of Randfontein, South Africa Oct 1, 1973
- 5.1 7 km W of Krugersdorp, South Africa Aug 25, 1973
- 5.1 32 km WNW of Randfontein, South Africa Jul 5, 1973
The latest nearby
- 3.6 17 km E of Orkney, South Africa Oct 7, 2026
- 4.2 10 km E of Orkney, South Africa Feb 8, 2026
- 4.3 15 km SSE of Stilfontein, South Africa Sep 10, 2025
- 4.4 9 km NE of Fochville, South Africa May 22, 2024
- 4.4 12 km SE of Stilfontein, South Africa May 15, 2024
- 3.4 10 km ENE of Westonaria, South Africa Mar 31, 2024
- 3.8 53 km ENE of Zeerust, South Africa Mar 2, 2024
- 3.2 8 km NE of Westonaria, South Africa Feb 6, 2024
- 4.3 10 km ENE of Orkney, South Africa Jan 23, 2024
- 3.7 4 km S of Soweto, South Africa Oct 4, 2023
- 3.5 10 km ENE of Koppies, South Africa Sep 9, 2023
- 3.5 8 km SSE of Randfontein, South Africa Aug 30, 2023
- 4.2 8 km ENE of Westonaria, South Africa Jul 22, 2023
- 2.9 9 km SSE of Alberton, South Africa Jun 29, 2023
- 4.9 Gauteng, South Africa Jun 11, 2023