| Magnitude | 6.5 |
| Alert | Severe |
| Depth | 17.0 km |
| Coordinates | -54.219, 2.163 |
| UTC time | 2017-12-13 18:03:43.920 |
Earthquake details
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Bouvet Island region on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 18:03 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hermanus, about 2574.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 2.163 and latitude -54.219.
| Location | Bouvet Island region |
| Country | Bouvet Island region |
| Severity | Severe |
Earthquake map 2017-12-13
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Hermanus | 2574.6 km |
| Somerset West | 2591.9 km |
| Cape Town | 2592.5 km |
| Grabouw | 2592.7 km |
| Stellenbosch | 2608.7 km |
| Kraaifontein | 2611.7 km |
| Atlantis | 2631.2 km |
| Paarl | 2633.2 km |
| Wellington | 2644.1 km |
| Malmesbury | 2651.2 km |
| Worcester | 2660.7 km |
| Robertson | 2662.5 km |
Nearby earthquakes
The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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M 5.6
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M 5.9
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M 4.7
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M 4.6
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M 4.9
Bouvet Island region
Unknown · 2017-12-01 21:18 UTC
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M 5.1
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Unknown · 2017-03-31 16:09 UTC
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