Earthquakes in South Africa
52 earthquakes have been recorded in South Africa by Global Incident Tracker, 50 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 11 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
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Last 7 days
50
In 2026
52
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent earthquakes in South Africa
Sismo débil mag. 2.1 (inconfirmado) - South Africa, Sunday 11 Oct 2026 a las 03:36 (Tiempo Universal)
Minor
Sismo débil mag. 2.7 (inconfirmado) - 7.3 km al noroeste de Soweto, Gauteng, Sudáfrica, Friday 9 Oct 2026 a las 16:28 (GMT +2)
Moderate
M3.0 Earthquake — SOUTH AFRICA
Minor
M3.6 Earthquake — 17 km E of Orkney, South Africa
Minor
Sismo muy débil mag. 1.9 (inconfirmado) - South Africa, Wednesday 7 Oct 2026 a las 03:42 (GMT +2)
Minor
Sismo débil mag. 2.2 - South Africa, Wednesday 7 Oct 2026 a las 01:42 (GMT +2)
Minor
Sismo débil mag. 2.2 (inconfirmado) - South Africa, Tuesday 6 Oct 2026 a las 20:43 (GMT +2) - justo ahora
Minor
Sismo muy débil mag. 1.8 (inconfirmado) - South Africa, Monday 5 Oct 2026 a las 05:38 (GMT +2) - justo ahora
Minor
Update: Earthquake measuring 2.1 shakes area near Johannesburg, CA on Oct. 3
Moderate
Sismo débil mag. 2.0 (inconfirmado) - South Africa, Sunday 4 Oct 2026 a las 06:42 (GMT +2)
Minor
Sismo débil mag. 2.6 (inconfirmado) - 7.2 km al noroeste de Soweto, Gauteng, Sudáfrica, Saturday 3 Oct 2026 a las 14:02 (GMT +2)
Moderate
M3.5 Earthquake — SOUTH AFRICA
Minor
M3.5 Earthquake — SOUTH AFRICA
Minor
Sismo débil mag. 2.1 (inconfirmado) - South Africa, Friday 2 Oct 2026 a las 13:10 (GMT +2) - justo ahora
Minor
Update: Earthquake measuring 2.1 shakes area near Johannesburg, CA on Sept. 28
Moderate
M3.5 Earthquake — SOUTH AFRICA
Minor
Sismo débil mag. 2.3 (inconfirmado) - Provincia del Estado Libre, 5.8 km al sureste de Vereeniging, Sudáfrica, Monday 28 Sep 2026 a las 16:32 (GMT +2)
Moderate
Sismo débil mag. 2.3 (inconfirmado) - South Africa, Monday 28 Sep 2026 a las 10:21 (GMT +2)
Minor
Earthquake measuring 2.0 shakes area close to Johannesburg, CA on Sept. 26
Moderate
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Minor
Update: 3.0 magnitude earthquake registered close to Johannesburg, CA on Sept. 23
Moderate
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Moderate
Update: Seismic activity on Sept. 22 - 2.3 magnitude earthquake near Johannesburg, CA recorded
Moderate
Sismo débil mag. 2.7 (inconfirmado) - South Africa, Tuesday 22 Sep 2026 a las 08:17 (GMT +2) - justo ahora
Minor
Sismo muy débil mag. 0.8 (inconfirmado) - South Africa, Monday 21 Sep 2026 a las 08:47 (GMT +2)
Minor
Sismo débil mag. 2.0 (inconfirmado) - South Africa, Sunday 20 Sep 2026 a las 02:22 (GMT +2)
Minor
Sismo muy débil mag. 1.2 (inconfirmado) - 10.2 km al suroeste de Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, Sudáfrica, Saturday 19 Sep 2026 a las 17:19 (GMT +2)
Moderate
M3.2 Earthquake — SOUTH AFRICA
Minor
M3.2 Earthquake — SOUTH AFRICA
Minor
M3.6 Earthquake — SOUTH AFRICA
Minor
When they happen
September carries the most earthquakes we hold for South Africa — 27 of 52. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 1 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 1 | |
| June | 2 | |
| July | 0 | |
| August | 6 | |
| September | 27 | |
| October | 15 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Earthquakes have official real-time feeds, and ours come from USGS · EMSC · BMKG · GeoNet · INGV · GDACS.