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M 5.1 - south of Africa

Magnitude 5.1, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.

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Earthquake time: 21 October 2026 at 18:12 UTC
First saved by us: 21 October 2026 at 18:55 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 21 October 2026
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Source classification: M5.1 · reviewed

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First saved record · 21 October 2026 at 18:55 UTC

Saved by us

21 October 2026 at 18:55 UTC

Starting point

First saved record

Our first saved version of M 5.1 - south of Africa. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Earthquake time: 21 October 2026 at 18:12 UTC

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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

{
  "id": "usgs:us6000u3wh",
  "category": "earthquake",
  "title": "M 5.1 - south of Africa",
  "occurredAt": "2026-10-21T18:12:35.440Z",
  "issuedAt": "2026-10-21T18:50:23.040Z",
  "place": "south of Africa",
  "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u3wh",
  "coordinates": [
    27.5329,
    -52.8338
  ],
  "magnitude": 5.1,
  "depth": 10,
  "severity": "M5.1",
  "status": "reviewed",
  "summary": "Magnitude 5.1, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.",
  "source": "usgs",
  "sourceName": "USGS",
  "timeBasis": "Event started",
  "revision": "82bb3cd80da1d8ab8f3a53c458c304d03513aa147c94ac3aed0adf4ceffe17cc"
}

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