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Historic Earthquake
1990 South Africa Earthquake
18 October 1990 · Charletonville · South Africa
On 18 October 1990 at 09:30 UTC, a magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck South Africa (Charletonville), at a depth of 5 km. It occurred on the African Plate, 14 km from its boundary with the Somali Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 10 people and injured 6.
- Date
- 18 October 1990
- Time
- 09:30 UTC
- Magnitude
- 4.0
- Depth
- 5 km
- Deaths
- 10
- Injuries
- 6
- Plate
- African Plate
- Country
- South Africa
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth