| Magnitude | 5.0 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Coordinates | -48.493, -10.109 |
| UTC time | 2021-03-07 15:02:50.049 |
Earthquake details
Sunday, March 7, 2021 Earthquake
The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 15:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cape Town, about 2861.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -10.109 and latitude -48.493.
| Location | southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge |
| Country | southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 2021-03-07
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Cape Town | 2861.0 km |
| Somerset West | 2875.9 km |
| Hermanus | 2879.0 km |
| Grabouw | 2884.0 km |
| Kraaifontein | 2886.8 km |
| Stellenbosch | 2890.3 km |
| Atlantis | 2892.5 km |
| Saldanha | 2899.6 km |
| Vredenburg | 2910.9 km |
| Paarl | 2912.9 km |
| Malmesbury | 2917.0 km |
| Wellington | 2922.5 km |
Nearby earthquakes
The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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M 4.5
southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Unknown · 2026-02-07 04:22 UTC
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56.4 km |
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M 4.7
southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Unknown · 2025-09-13 05:49 UTC
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22.2 km |
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M 4.3
southwestern Atlantic Ocean
Unknown · 2023-12-21 07:16 UTC
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79.6 km |
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M 4.6
southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Unknown · 2023-10-31 14:48 UTC
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29.2 km |
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M 4.9
southwestern Atlantic Ocean
Unknown · 2023-07-23 16:02 UTC
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90.6 km |
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M 5.0
southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Unknown · 2023-04-10 15:22 UTC
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39.0 km |
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M 5.7
southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Unknown · 2023-04-09 22:11 UTC
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25.8 km |
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M 4.9
southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Unknown · 2022-07-20 15:48 UTC
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44.0 km |
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