South Africa > Mpumalanga > Kriel
| Latest See all | Mag. 3.1 earthquake South Africa - Apr 2, 2024 - |
| Strongest since 2023 | Mag. 4? possible quake Near EMbalenhle - Mpumalanga, South Africa - Jun 5, 2023 - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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| Apr 4, 08:53 pm (GMT +2) | ? n/a | 98 km (61 mi) to the W | Near Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa (unconfirmed) 24 reports | Info | |
| Apr 4, 07:44 pm (GMT +2) | ? n/a | 98 km (61 mi) to the W | Near Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa (unconfirmed) 155 reports | Info | |
| Tuesday, April 2, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Apr 2, 05:38 pm (Johannesburg) | 3.1 10 km | 38 km (23 mi) to the NW | South Africa | Info | |
| Wednesday, March 6, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Mar 6, 10:38 am (Johannesburg) | 3.1 10 km | 85 km (53 mi) to the N | South Africa | Info | |
| Friday, January 19, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Jan 19, 02:59 pm (Johannesburg) | 3.2 10 km | 44 km (27 mi) to the N | South Africa | Info | |
| Sunday, December 10, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Dec 10, 2023 05:59 pm (Johannesburg) | 3.3 10 km | 68 km (42 mi) to the W | South Africa | Info | |
| Wednesday, November 15, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Nov 15, 2023 01:23 pm (Johannesburg) | 3.1 10 km | 14 km (8.9 mi) to the SE | South Africa | Info | |
| Friday, September 1, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Sep 1, 2023 04:19 pm (Johannesburg) | 3.0 10 km | 20 km (13 mi) to the NW | South Africa | Info | |
| Thursday, August 17, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Aug 17, 2023 02:04 am (GMT +2) | ? n/a | 89 km (55 mi) to the W | Near Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa (unconfirmed) 5 reports | Info | |
| Monday, July 24, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Jul 24, 2023 05:24 pm (Johannesburg) | 3.1 10 km | 47 km (29 mi) to the N | South Africa 2 reports | Info | |
| Friday, June 30, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| Jun 30, 2023 01:07 pm (Johannesburg) | 3.0 10 km | 41 km (25 mi) to the NE | South Africa 1 report | Info | |
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Kriel has a moderate level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 32.4 quakes on average per year in or near Kriel, Mpumalanga, South Africa. However, Kriel has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 4 since 2018, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.
The last earthquake in Kriel occurred 14 days ago and had a magnitude of 3.1:
A light magnitude 3.1 earthquake hit 27 km (17 mi) away from Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa, in the afternoon of Tuesday, Apr 2, 2024 at 5.38 pm local time (Africa/Johannesburg GMT +2). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
There have been 10 quakes of magnitude 3.0+ in or near Kriel since 2023.
The strongest earthquake in Kriel since 2023 had a magnitude of 3.8 and occurred 45 weeks ago:
A moderate magnitude 3.8 earthquake hit 6.3 km (3.9 mi) away from Springs, Gauteng, South Africa, in the early afternoon of Monday, Jun 5, 2023 at 2.31 pm local time (Africa/Johannesburg GMT +2). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.
