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M5.7 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.7, near of Walvis Bay (Monde)

UTC time: 2026-03-30 09:03:12 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.7
Depth
10.0 km
Source
RESIF

Event of magnitude 5.7, near of Walvis Bay (Monde)

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M5.7 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.7, near of Walvis Bay (Monde) · 2026-03-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.7 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.7, near of Walvis Bay (Monde) · 2026-03-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.7 earthquake was recorded near Event of magnitude 5.7, near of Walvis Bay (Monde) on March 30, 2026 at 09:03 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by RESIF and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
b456feb6262569ae84defc032ae97ce643e250be
Magnitude
M5.7
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-03-30 09:03:12 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
resif
Coordinates
-27.16977, 15.55337
Temperature
32.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Lüderitz70.2 kmNW15'137
Windhoek535.4 kmN386'219
Cape Town799.8 kmS4'772'846

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Luderitz AirportNamibia · LUD · FYLZ
    61.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-09

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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