Within 300 km
Earthquakes near Polokwane
Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa · population 272,461. Every earthquake within 300 km since 1900.
Past 30 days0M2.5+ within 300 km
Past year0M2.5+
Since 190021M4.5+, 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 Polokwane. Small quakes were rarely recorded worldwide before the 1970s, so early years show fewer.
The strongest on record
- 5.2 56 km ESE of Mathathane, Botswana Aug 29, 1973
- 5.0 2 km W of Modderfontein, South Africa Jan 21, 1974
- 5.0 9 km ENE of Muldersdriseloop, South Africa Mar 25, 1973
- 4.9 15 km E of Pretoria, South Africa Feb 15, 1975
- 4.9 4 km SSE of Edenvale, South Africa Mar 27, 1973
- 4.9 5 km S of Midrand, South Africa Jan 24, 1973
- 4.8 33 km SE of Modimolle, South Africa Dec 2, 2013
- 4.8 12 km NNE of Diepsloot, South Africa Mar 22, 1980
- 4.8 2 km ENE of Eden Glen, South Africa Apr 26, 1973
- 4.8 10 km WNW of Nigel, South Africa Feb 6, 1973
The latest nearby
- 3.1 23 km E of Nigel, South Africa Aug 27, 2022
- 2.9 29 km E of Delmas, South Africa Jun 25, 2022
- 4.7 14 km W of eMbalenhle, South Africa Mar 13, 2022
- 3.6 30 km NW of Krugersdorp, South Africa Jan 31, 2022
- 4.1 9 km NW of Nigel, South Africa Oct 27, 2021
- 3.3 South Africa Aug 16, 2021
- 3.6 6 km E of Alberton, South Africa Aug 1, 2021
- 4.2 12 km SE of Alberton, South Africa Jul 30, 2021
- 3.6 30 km WNW of Thabazimbi, South Africa Oct 18, 2019
- 4.6 6 km WNW of eMbalenhle, South Africa Nov 25, 2018
- 4.3 5 km ENE of Carolina, South Africa Jul 19, 2018
- 3.0 31 km ESE of Lebowakgomo, South Africa Jun 23, 2018
- 4.5 28 km WNW of Phalaborwa, South Africa Feb 16, 2018
- 4.1 25 km WSW of Phalaborwa, South Africa Jun 12, 2016
- 4.2 21 km NW of Brits, South Africa Jul 12, 2015