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M6.4 earthquake - south of Africa

Name: M6.4 earthquake - south of Africa
Start: 1964-01-05T23:46:08.45+00:00
Location: south of Africa

22930 d ago · 5 Jan 1964, 23:46 UTC south of Africa

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck south of Africa on 5 Jan 1964, 23:46 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

Timeline

First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.