M5.3 earthquake Cape Verde
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck in Cape Verde on Thu, Jan 26, 2023, 3:16 AM GMT-1 (04:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-01-26 04:16:05 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.615° N, 25.619° W
- Region
- Cabo Verde
- Felt reports
- 13
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
13 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 31°
- Stations used
- 89
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jjbh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC.