Earthquakes by city South Africa 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Orkney today

Orkney, South Africa: 232 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

110,052

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

232

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

5.5

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Africa/Johannesburg

Coordinates -26.980, 26.673

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-02-08 17:10 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 5.5

Klerksdorp, South Africa

1977-04-07 11:54 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Orkney today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Orkney.

No M4.0+ event has been observed in the last 30 days around Orkney.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Orkney reached magnitude 5.5 on 1977-04-07 11:54 UTC, near Klerksdorp.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Orkney today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Orkney.

When was the last earthquake near Orkney?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-02-08 17:10 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Orkney?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Orkney reached magnitude 5.5 on 1977-04-07 11:54 UTC, near Klerksdorp.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Orkney

The map centers on Orkney 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

Strongest years

1977 M 5.5 max · 1 earthquakes 2014 M 5.4 max · 11 earthquakes 1986 M 5.3 max · 6 earthquakes 2017 M 5.2 max · 4 earthquakes 1997 M 5.2 max · 7 earthquakes

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	6
2021	M 4.5	2
2020	M 4.8	9
2019	M 4.6	2
2018	M 4.6	6
2017	M 5.2	4
2016	M 4.5	4
2015	M 4.4	3
2014	M 5.4	11
2013	M 4.4	1
2012	M 4.5	3
2011	M 4.9	4
2010	M 4.5	4
2009	M 5.0	5
2008	M 4.5	1
2007	M 4.5	3
2006	M 4.8	7
2005	M 5.0	5
2004	M 4.9	4
2003	M 4.8	3
2002	M 5.0	7
2001	M 4.9	5
2000	M 4.9	8
1999	M 4.7	4
1998	M 4.8	5
1997	M 5.2	7
1996	M 4.7	10
1995	M 4.9	8
1994	M 4.6	7
1993	M 4.8	9
1992	M 4.9	3
1991	M 5.1	3
1990	M 4.7	4
1989	M 4.8	2
1988	M 5.2	7
1987	M 5.0	6
1986	M 5.3	6
1985	M 4.8	2
1984	M 5.0	4
1983	M 5.2	4
1982	M 5.0	6
1981	M 4.8	4
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