Earthquakes by city South Africa 100 km
Seismic city profile

Bothaville

Bothaville, South Africa: 227 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population
71,934
Residents in the indexed city record.
Earthquakes
227
Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.
Max magnitude
5.7
Strongest recorded event in the current radius.
Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
Coordinates -27.389, 26.617
Nearby activity pulse
Last 30 days
0
Last 12 months
3
Last nearby event: 2026-02-08 17:10 UTC
Strongest nearby event
M 5.7
ZA
1999-04-22 22:19 UTC

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Bothaville

The map centers on Bothaville and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude
4.6
Average depth
7.1 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 3 events shown
UTC Magnitude Region Depth
2026-02-08 17:10 M 4.2
Klerksdorp
South Africa
5.0 km
2025-09-10 02:21 M 4.3
Klerksdorp
South Africa
5.0 km
2025-07-10 11:48 M 4.8
Klerksdorp
South Africa
5.0 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-07 1 events
2025-09 1 events
2026-02 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

5
1973
1
1974
1
1976
2
1977
2
1979
3
1980
3
1981
6
1982
3
1983
6
1984
3
1985
5
1986
5
1987
7
1988
2
1989
5
1990
4
1991
3
1992
7
1993
10
1994
8
1995
10
1996
8
1997
5
1998
6
1999
7
2000
6
2001
6
2002
1
2003
3
2004
5
2005
6
2006
3
2007
1
2008
4
2009
3
2010
5
2011
3
2012
2
2013
10
2014
3
2015
3
2016
5
2017
5
2018
4
2019
6
2020
2
2021
5
2022
1
2023
4
2024
3
2025
1
2026
Year Max magnitude Earthquakes
2026 M 4.2 1
2025 M 4.8 3
2024 M 4.5 4
2023 M 4.6 1
2022 M 4.8 5
2021 M 4.4 2
2020 M 4.8 6
2019 M 4.9 4
2018 M 4.6 5
2017 M 5.2 5
2016 M 4.5 3
2015 M 4.8 3
2014 M 5.4 10
2013 M 4.6 2
2012 M 4.5 3
2011 M 4.9 5
2010 M 4.5 3
2009 M 5.0 4
2008 M 4.5 1
2007 M 4.5 3
2006 M 4.8 6
2005 M 5.0 5
2004 M 4.9 3
2003 M 4.8 1
2002 M 5.0 6
2001 M 4.9 6
2000 M 4.9 7
1999 M 5.7 6
1998 M 4.9 5
1997 M 5.2 8
1996 M 4.8 10
1995 M 4.9 8
1994 M 5.6 10
1993 M 4.8 7
1992 M 5.3 3
1991 M 5.1 4
1990 M 5.0 5
1989 M 5.5 2
1988 M 5.2 7
1987 M 5.0 5
1986 M 5.3 5
1985 M 4.8 3
1984 M 5.0 6
1983 M 5.2 3
1982 M 5.0 6
1981 M 4.8 3
1980 M 4.8 3
1979 M 5.0 2
1977 M 5.5 2
1976 M 5.2 1
1974 M 5.0 1
1973 M 5.2 5