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earthquake Earthquake Risk in Cape Town, South Africa

Risk Level: Moderate — Score 3/10

Risk: 3Historical: 2

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Key Risk Factors

  • 1 events on record in proximity

Last significant event: Earthquake - 5.3 - 101 km W of Brandvlei, South Africa (2024-12-22) — 4,260 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Earthquakes

1
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
San Jose, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 9
3
San Francisco, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Seattle, WA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
5
Long Beach, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Oakland, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
Tokyo, Japan
Risk: 9Historical: 10
8
Istanbul, Turkey
Risk: 9Historical: 10
9
Kathmandu, Nepal
Risk: 9Historical: 10
10
Quito, Ecuador
Risk: 9Historical: 10
Cape Town is not in the top 10 for earthquake risk among tracked cities.

How Cape Town Compares

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Notable Earthquake Events Near Cape Town

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 1 notable earthquake event near Cape Town, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Earthquake - 5.3 - 101 km W of Brandvlei, South Africa (December 2024) — 4,260 people exposed; $81M capital exposed.

Earthquake - 5.3 - 101 km W of Brandvlei, South Africa

December 21, 2024 — ADVISORY

4,260 people exposed; $81M capital exposed

Earthquake Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Secure heavy furniture and appliances to walls
  • 2.Create a family earthquake plan with meeting points
  • 3.Keep an emergency kit with water, food, flashlight, and first aid supplies
  • 4.Learn how to shut off gas, water, and electricity
  • 5.Practice Drop, Cover, and Hold On drills regularly

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How this data is built

Cape Town, South Africa earthquake risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live earthquake monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

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Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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