An earthquake with magnitude 5.3 mg/mb has occurred in 6 km E of Orkney, South Africa. Time of event: Tuesday 5th August @ 10:22 am UTC. Location of event: 26.7415S, -26.9862W, depth=10 km. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about quake recorded in: 6 km E of Orkney, South Africa. Did you feel it? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country.
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| Parameter | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Magnitude | 5.3 mb | The magnitude for the event. |
| Longitude | 26.7415° East | Decimal degrees longitude. Negative values for western longitudes. |
| Latitude | -26.9862° South | Decimal degrees latitude. Negative values for southern latitudes. |
| Depth | 10 km | Depth of the event in kilometers. |
| Place | 6km E of Orkney, South Africa | Textual description of named geographic region near to the event. This may be a city name, or a Flinn-Engdahl Region name. |
| Time | 2014-08-05 10:22:34 | Time when the event occurred. UTC/GMT |
| Updated | 2014-08-05 10:42:06 | Time when the event was most recently updated. UTC/GMT |
| Timezone offset | 120 | Timezone offset from UTC in minutes at the event epicenter. |
| Felt | 41 | The total number of felt reports |
| CDI | 6.2 | The maximum reported intensity for the event. |
| MMI | The maximum estimated instrumental intensity for the event. | |
| Alert Level | The alert level from the PAGER earthquake impact scale. Green, Yellow, Orange or Red. | |
| Review Status | reviewed | Indicates whether the event has been reviewed by a human. |
| Tsunami | This flag is set to "1" for large events in oceanic regions and "0" otherwise. The existence or value of this flag does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist. | |
| SIG | 458 | A number describing how significant the event is. Larger numbers indicate a more significant event. |
| Network | us | The ID of a data contributor. Identifies the network considered to be the preferred source of information for this event. |
| Sources | us | A comma-separated list of network contributors. |
| Number of Stations Used | The total number of Number of seismic stations which reported P- and S-arrival times for this earthquake. | |
| Horizontal Distance | 2.088 | Horizontal distance from the epicenter to the nearest station (in degrees). |
| Root Mean Square | 0.93 sec | The root-mean-square (RMS) travel time residual, in sec, using all weights. |
| Azimuthal Gap | 48 | The largest azimuthal gap between azimuthally adjacent stations (in degrees). |
| Magnitude Type | mb | The method or algorithm used to calculate the preferred magnitude for the event. |
| Event Type | earthquake | Type of seismic event. |
| Event ID | usb000s0b3 | Id of event. |
| Event Code | b000s0b3 | An identifying code assigned by, and unique from, the corresponding source for the event. |
| Event IDS | usb000s0b3 | A comma-separated list of event ids that are associated to an event. |
amanda
We felt it very strongly in Kempton Park as well. Very scary. Hope and trust that everyone close to the actual event is ok!
Sine Strachan Schumann
I only know about the earth tremor in Welkom 1976 I think. Haven’t heard about the quake near Orkney?
maphuti molifi
it was very bad
Im@vaal reefs 9 Orkney wow it was unbearable people were shaking of shock
Tanya Cameron
I think it was 79. I lived in Welkom and remember the flats that collapsed near the old hospital and being pushed under the bed or dressing table by the domestic. I was 3 yrs old. Today I am in Klerksdorp. I won’t forget this one either.