2
Recorded earthquakes
city
1998
Pretoria earthquakes in 1998
Earthquake archive for Pretoria in 1998: 2 recorded events with dates, magnitudes, depths and epicenter details.
Overview
Period at a glance
4.9
Strongest magnitude
4.7
Average magnitude
7.5 km
Average depth
Strongest event
4.9
05 Dec 1998
Carletonville, South Africa
Depth
10.0 km
UTC
04:52:45
Coordinates
-26.403, 27.521
Analysis of the recorded activity
During 1998, 2 earthquakes were recorded near Pretoria. Magnitudes ranged from 4.5 to 4.9, with an average of 4.7; depths ranged from 5.0 to 10.0 km, averaging 7.5 km. Activity extended from Sunday, April 26, 1998 to Saturday, December 5, 1998 UTC.
Only 2 earthquakes in the current catalogue match this period and location.
Event list
All earthquakes
Mag
Location
Details
4.9
10.0 km
Carletonville, South Africa
05 Dec 1998 04:52:45 UTC
4.5
5.0 km
Johannesburg, South Africa
26 Apr 1998 00:50:23 UTC