Earthquakes by city South Africa 100 km
Seismic city profile

Klerksdorp

Klerksdorp, South Africa: 258 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population
227,039
Residents in the indexed city record.
Earthquakes
258
Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.
Max magnitude
5.5
Strongest recorded event in the current radius.
Timezone
Africa/Johannesburg
Coordinates -26.852, 26.667
Nearby activity pulse
Last 30 days
0
Last 12 months
3
Last nearby event: 2026-02-08 17:10 UTC
Strongest nearby event
M 5.5
ZA
1977-04-07 11:54 UTC

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Klerksdorp

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

Average magnitude
4.5
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

4
1973
2
1974
1
1977
4
1979
4
1980
5
1981
6
1982
4
1983
4
1984
2
1985
7
1986
5
1987
7
1988
2
1989
4
1990
3
1991
4
1992
12
1993
5
1994
7
1995
11
1996
8
1997
6
1998
4
1999
7
2000
6
2001
7
2002
2
2003
4
2004
6
2005
9
2006
4
2007
2
2008
6
2009
5
2010
4
2011
2
2012
4
2013
12
2014
4
2015
6
2016
4
2017
9
2018
3
2019
9
2020
5
2021
8
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 8
2021 M 4.5 5
2020 M 4.8 9
2019 M 4.8 3
2018 M 4.6 9
2017 M 5.2 4
2016 M 4.5 6
2015 M 4.6 4
2014 M 5.4 12
2013 M 4.5 4
2012 M 4.5 2
2011 M 4.9 4
2010 M 5.0 5
2009 M 5.0 6
2008 M 4.5 2
2007 M 4.5 4
2006 M 4.8 9
2005 M 5.0 6
2004 M 4.9 4
2003 M 4.6 2
2002 M 5.0 7
2001 M 4.9 6
2000 M 4.7 7
1999 M 4.7 4
1998 M 4.9 6
1997 M 5.2 8
1996 M 4.7 11
1995 M 4.9 7
1994 M 4.6 5
1993 M 4.8 12
1992 M 4.9 4
1991 M 5.1 3
1990 M 4.7 4
1989 M 4.8 2
1988 M 5.2 7
1987 M 5.0 5
1986 M 5.3 7
1985 M 4.8 2
1984 M 5.0 4
1983 M 5.2 4
1982 M 5.0 6
1981 M 4.8 5
1980 M 4.9 4
1979 M 5.0 4
1977 M 5.5 1
1974 M 5.0 2
1973 M 5.2 4