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Magnitude 5.1 earthquake recorded south of Africa
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake was recorded in the ocean south of Africa, according to a seismic report. Initial details confirm the event's location and magnitude. It is not yet known whether the tremor caused any damage or was felt in nearby coastal areas.
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WhereAfrica
20.139, -97.768 ±10 km
First reported4 days ago
Published2026-10-21 19:07 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 5.1 earthquake recorded south of Africa. 2026-10-21T19:07:12.068Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6924. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-21/m-5-1-south-of-africa-2e80d19a
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