Friday, January 17, 1997 Earthquake
The earthquake hit South Africa the Friday, January 17, 1997 at 23:24 with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest city with more than 15.000 habitants is Cape Town (South Africa - ZA). The epicenter is located at longitude -13.476 and latitude -47.444. 3055.48 km from Ovalle.
| Magnitude | 5.5 |
| Alert | |
| Depth ? | 15 |
| Nst ? | 127 |
| Dmin ? | |
| Dmin ? |
| Location | Cape Town |
| Western Cape | |
| Cape Town | |
| South Africa (za)) |
Earthquake Map 1/17/1997 11:24:12 PM
Closest cities
Closest cities near the epicenter
| Hermanus | 2974.52 km |
| Cape Town | 2983.86 km |
| Grabouw | 2988.77 km |
| Stellenbosch | 3002.74 km |
| Paarl | 3027.18 km |
| Saldanha | 3049.32 km |
| Worcester | 3056.97 km |
| Ceres | 3078.13 km |
| Mossel Bay | 3133.04 km |
| George | 3168.94 km |
Biggest cities
Closest cities with Population over 100,000
| Cape Town | 2983.86 km |
| Paarl | 3027.18 km |
| Worcester | 3056.97 km |
| Mossel Bay | 3133.04 km |
| George | 3168.94 km |
| Uitenhage | 3336.50 km |
| Bisho | 3527.28 km |
| East London | 3537.78 km |
| Queenstown | 3585.78 km |
| Kimberley | 3779.79 km |
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