Within 300 km
Earthquakes near Rustenburg
Rustenburg, North West, South Africa · population 373,695. Every earthquake within 300 km since 1900.
Past 30 days1M2.5+ within 300 km
Past year2M2.5+
Since 1900232M4.5+, 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 Rustenburg. Small quakes were rarely recorded worldwide before the 1970s, so early years show fewer.
The strongest on record
- 5.7 10 km WNW of Welkom, South Africa Apr 22, 1999
- 5.7 12 km WNW of Westonaria, South Africa May 14, 1974
- 5.6 6 km S of Welkom, South Africa Oct 30, 1994
- 5.5 0 km S of Welkom, South Africa Jan 25, 1989
- 5.5 5 km NNW of Orkney, South Africa Apr 7, 1977
- 5.4 3 km ESE of Orkney, South Africa Aug 5, 2014
- 5.3 5 km SSE of Welkom, South Africa Jun 6, 1992
- 5.3 0 km NE of Orkney, South Africa Oct 28, 1986
- 5.2 7 km SSE of Stilfontein, South Africa Apr 3, 2017
- 5.2 5 km SSE of Orkney, South Africa Feb 10, 1997
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
- 4.8 7 km SE of Orkney, South Africa Jul 10, 2025
- 4.8 4 km NNE of Orkney, South Africa Apr 17, 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
- 4.4 5 km NW of Allanridge, South Africa Apr 30, 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
- 4.5 16 km ESE of Orkney, South Africa Jan 4, 2024
- 4.6 6 km W of Orkney, South Africa Nov 17, 2023
- 3.7 4 km S of Soweto, South Africa Oct 4, 2023