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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake reported south of Africa
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake was registered in the ocean south of Africa, according to preliminary seismic data. One source has reported the event. Further details regarding exact depth or any impact have not been provided.
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WhereAfrica
20.139, -97.768 ±10 km
First reported34 days ago
Published2026-09-20 21:16 UTC
Sources1
How this travelled.
Reports1Independent tellings1
1 independently corroborated telling.
Corrections and updates
No published correction or update is recorded. This does not reconstruct changes made before correction records were kept.
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Global Event Monitor. Magnitude 5.8 earthquake reported south of Africa. 2026-09-20T21:16:26.294Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3003. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-20/m-5-8-south-of-africa-eaa3d88f
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