Earthquakes by city South Africa 100 km
Seismic city profile

Fochville

Fochville, South Africa: 302 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population
62,416
Residents in the indexed city record.
Earthquakes
302
Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.
Max magnitude
5.7
Strongest recorded event in the current radius.
Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
Coordinates -26.489, 27.494
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
1974-05-14 06:51 UTC

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Fochville

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

Average magnitude
4.5
Average depth
8.0 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

15
1973
4
1974
1
1975
1
1977
3
1979
4
1980
6
1981
6
1982
4
1983
6
1984
3
1985
9
1986
5
1987
6
1988
2
1989
5
1990
3
1991
5
1992
13
1993
5
1994
8
1995
7
1996
7
1997
4
1998
5
1999
9
2000
7
2001
6
2002
2
2003
3
2004
6
2005
12
2006
4
2007
2
2008
7
2009
5
2010
4
2011
4
2012
5
2013
16
2014
7
2015
7
2016
5
2017
16
2018
4
2019
6
2020
8
2021
10
2022
2
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 4.9 2
2022 M 4.8 10
2021 M 4.5 8
2020 M 4.8 6
2019 M 4.9 4
2018 M 4.6 16
2017 M 5.2 5
2016 M 4.6 7
2015 M 4.6 7
2014 M 5.4 16
2013 M 4.5 5
2012 M 4.7 4
2011 M 4.9 4
2010 M 5.0 5
2009 M 5.0 7
2008 M 4.5 2
2007 M 4.5 4
2006 M 4.8 12
2005 M 5.0 6
2004 M 4.6 3
2003 M 4.6 2
2002 M 5.0 6
2001 M 4.9 7
2000 M 4.9 9
1999 M 4.7 5
1998 M 4.9 4
1997 M 5.2 7
1996 M 4.7 7
1995 M 4.9 8
1994 M 4.6 5
1993 M 4.8 13
1992 M 4.9 5
1991 M 5.1 3
1990 M 4.7 5
1989 M 4.8 2
1988 M 5.2 6
1987 M 4.9 5
1986 M 5.3 9
1985 M 4.8 3
1984 M 5.0 6
1983 M 5.2 4
1982 M 5.0 6
1981 M 4.8 6
1980 M 4.9 4
1979 M 4.8 3
1977 M 5.5 1
1975 M 4.2 1
1974 M 5.7 4
1973 M 5.2 15