An earthquake with magnitude 5.4 mg/mb has occurred in 3 km ENE of Orkney, South Africa. Time of event: Tuesday 5th August @ 10:22 am UTC. Location of event: 26.7094S, -26.9717W, depth=4.12 km. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about quake recorded in: 3 km ENE of Orkney, South Africa. Did you feel it? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country.
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| Parameter | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Magnitude | 5.4 mb | The magnitude for the event. |
| Longitude | 26.7094° East | Decimal degrees longitude. Negative values for western longitudes. |
| Latitude | -26.9717° South | Decimal degrees latitude. Negative values for southern latitudes. |
| Depth | 4.12 km | Depth of the event in kilometers. |
| Place | 3km ENE of Orkney, South Africa | Textual description of named geographic region near to the event. This may be a city name, or a Flinn-Engdahl Region name. |
| Time | 2014-08-05 10:22:33 | Time when the event occurred. UTC/GMT |
| Updated | 2014-08-07 14:54:59 | Time when the event was most recently updated. UTC/GMT |
| Timezone offset | 120 | Timezone offset from UTC in minutes at the event epicenter. |
| Felt | 803 | The total number of felt reports |
| CDI | 6.9 | The maximum reported intensity for the event. |
| MMI | 6.28 | The maximum estimated instrumental intensity for the event. |
| Alert Level | green | The alert level from the PAGER earthquake impact scale. Green, Yellow, Orange or Red. |
| Review Status | reviewed | Indicates whether the event has been reviewed by a human. |
| Tsunami | This flag is set to "1" for large events in oceanic regions and "0" otherwise. The existence or value of this flag does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist. | |
| SIG | 1003 | A number describing how significant the event is. Larger numbers indicate a more significant event. |
| Network | us | The ID of a data contributor. Identifies the network considered to be the preferred source of information for this event. |
| Sources | usgcmt | A comma-separated list of network contributors. |
| Number of Stations Used | The total number of Number of seismic stations which reported P- and S-arrival times for this earthquake. | |
| Horizontal Distance | 2.082 | Horizontal distance from the epicenter to the nearest station (in degrees). |
| Root Mean Square | 0.95 sec | The root-mean-square (RMS) travel time residual, in sec, using all weights. |
| Azimuthal Gap | 28 | The largest azimuthal gap between azimuthally adjacent stations (in degrees). |
| Magnitude Type | mwb | The method or algorithm used to calculate the preferred magnitude for the event. |
| Event Type | earthquake | Type of seismic event. |
| Event ID | usb000s0b3 | Id of event. |
| Event Code | b000s0b3 | An identifying code assigned by, and unique from, the corresponding source for the event. |
| Event IDS | usb000s0b3gcmt20140805102235 | A comma-separated list of event ids that are associated to an event. |
Landie
We felt it in Stilfontein ± 5km from Orkney, and had damage to outer walls and ceilings. After the Quake the tremors could be felt ±every 2 hours. It happened on the 5th and the tremors could still be felt today (7th).