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Historic Earthquake
1969 Tulbagh Earthquake
29 September 1969 · Cape Province · South Africa
On 29 September 1969 at 20:03 UTC, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck South Africa (Cape Province), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the African Plate. It killed at least 12 people.
- Date
- 29 September 1969
- Time
- 20:03 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.3
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 12
- Estimated Damage
- 24 million US dollars
- Plate
- African Plate
- Country
- South Africa
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth