M5.1 earthquake 151 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 151 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena on Thu, Oct 7, 1976, 6:29 AM GMT-1 (07:29 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-10-07 07:29:08 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.381° S, 13.149° W
- Region
- Saint Helena
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 18
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4171 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena · 18247 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.9129 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena · 18247 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.1122 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena · 18247 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000jsv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.