M6.3 earthquake near Ceres, Western Cape

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Ceres, South Africa on 29 Sept 1969, 20:03 UTC at a depth of 12 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.

The nearest town in our records is Ceres, about 15 km away in Western Cape, South Africa.