M4.9 earthquake 129 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 129 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena on Thu, Oct 7, 1976, 6:33 AM GMT-1 (07:33 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 122 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-10-07 07:33:16 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.539° S, 13.306° 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
- 10
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000jsx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.