| Magnitude | 5.2 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 33.0 km |
| Coordinates | -55.464, -1.757 |
| UTC time | 1974-02-28 03:24:24.100 |
Earthquake details
Thursday, February 28, 1974 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Bouvet Island region on Thursday, February 28, 1974 at 03:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hermanus, about 2843.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -1.757 and latitude -55.464.
| Location | Bouvet Island region |
| Country | Bouvet Island region |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 1974-02-28
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Hermanus | 2843.5 km |
| Cape Town | 2857.7 km |
| Somerset West | 2858.7 km |
| Grabouw | 2860.3 km |
| Stellenbosch | 2875.4 km |
| Kraaifontein | 2877.7 km |
| Atlantis | 2895.9 km |
| Paarl | 2899.9 km |
| Wellington | 2910.7 km |
| Malmesbury | 2916.6 km |
| Worcester | 2928.7 km |
| Saldanha | 2929.4 km |
Nearby earthquakes
The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.4
Bouvet Island region
Unknown · 2025-09-05 15:12 UTC
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M 4.5
Bouvet Island region
Unknown · 2024-11-24 14:05 UTC
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M 4.4
southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Unknown · 2024-07-30 01:48 UTC
32.8 km
M 5.2
Bouvet Island region
Unknown · 2023-06-08 04:02 UTC
3.8 km
M 5.0
Bouvet Island region
Unknown · 2022-04-14 09:27 UTC
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M 5.2
Bouvet Island region
Unknown · 2019-08-14 03:02 UTC
94.3 km
M 4.5
Bouvet Island region
Unknown · 2019-03-06 05:22 UTC
16.6 km
M 5.3
Bouvet Island region
Unknown · 2019-03-06 05:11 UTC
6.1 km
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