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Latest quakes in or near Namibia - list, stats and map

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: Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake 34 Km N of Khorixas, Namibia
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Mag. 3.2 earthquake Namibia - Aug 30, 2023 -
Strongest since 1970Mag. 5.1 Namibia - Jul 31, 2009 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 19:52 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Namibia in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Namibia, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Namibia in the past 24 hours.
Since 1970, Namibia has had 83 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 5.1:
  • 7 quakes above magnitude 5
  • 24 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 28 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 24 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Latest: Mag. 3.2 Earthquake Namibia -
Strongest: Mag. 5.1 Earthquake Namibia -
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Showing all recent or significant quakes since 1970, magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 50 km (31 mi) distance (28 out of 83 quakes, show more):
Latest quakes in or near Namibia - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Aug 30, 2023 06:16 am (Windhoek)
Aug 30, 2023 04:16 GMT
3.2

10 km
Namibia 1 reportInfo
Thursday, June 15, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jun 15, 2023 08:23 pm (Johannesburg)
Jun 15, 2023 18:23 GMT
3.3

10 km
7 km (4.3 mi) to the S South Africa: Namibia 1 reportInfo
Sunday, January 8, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 8, 2023 01:38 pm (Windhoek)
Jan 8, 2023 11:38 GMT
3.4

10 km
NAMIBIA Info
Wednesday, December 28, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 28, 2022 06:11 pm (Windhoek)
Dec 28, 2022 16:11 GMT
3.1

10 km
NAMIBIA Info
Tuesday, December 27, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 27, 2022 05:11 am (Windhoek)
Dec 27, 2022 03:11 GMT
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Near Windhoek, Khomas, Namibia (unconfirmed) 42 reportsInfo
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
May 17, 2022 06:13 pm (Windhoek)
May 17, 2022 16:13 GMT
3.0

10 km
NAMIBIA Info
Saturday, May 14, 2022 GMT (2 quakes)
May 14, 2022 06:56 am (Windhoek)
May 14, 2022 04:56 GMT
3.5

10 km
NAMIBIA 5 reportsInfo
May 14, 2022 05:59 am (Windhoek)
May 14, 2022 03:59 GMT
4.4

10 km
Namibia Info
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
May 10, 2022 07:42 am (Windhoek)
May 10, 2022 05:42 GMT
3.2

10 km
NAMIBIA Info
Wednesday, April 13, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 13, 2022 04:55 pm (Johannesburg)
Apr 13, 2022 14:55 GMT
2.6

10 km
8 km (5 mi) to the S South Africa Region Info
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 12, 2022 10:36 pm (Windhoek)
Apr 12, 2022 20:36 GMT
5.0

10 km
34 Km N of Khorixas, Namibia 54 reportsInfo
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.9 x 1013 joules (5.23 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 4497 tons of TNT or 0.3 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 6.6 quakes on average per year in Namibia:
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.28 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.6 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 1.33 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 3 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 4.6 quakes per year
Namibia has very few earthquakes and most of them are very small (below magnitude 3). Larger quakes with magnitudes above 3 might occur from time to time. However, Namibia has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 5 since 2010, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.

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