Park earthquake history

Explore recorded historical earthquake data for the waters and land surrounding Dassen Island

Dassen Island Earthquake History; Historical Catalogue of Recorded Seismic Events and Epicentres

This historical catalogue provides a structured overview of recorded earthquake activity associated with Dassen Island by epicentre location. Each entry documents seismic events captured in external databases, offering a view of the documented tremor history for this part of the Western Cape. Users can review individual event details including recorded magnitudes, focal depths, and relative proximity to the island to understand the documented frequency of seismic occurrences in the region.

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A flat, low-lying South Atlantic island sheltering one of Africa's most important African penguin colonies.

Dassen Island

Dassen Island is a small, uninhabited South African island lying in the cold Atlantic waters of the Western Cape, roughly 10 kilometers off the coast near Yzerfontein and around 55 kilometers north of Cape Town. Flat, low-lying, and only a few kilometers across, it is a proclaimed nature reserve and, since 2019, a designated Ramsar wetland of international importance. The island is best known for its long-established breeding colony of African penguins, a species that has suffered major declines across its range. Beyond its penguin population, Dassen Island sits within a reef-framed marine environment and supports seabird life typical of the Benguela region, and its cultural history stretches back to Portuguese, Dutch, and early colonial contact along the South African coast. Its identity combines three layers: a remote and exposed oceanic island, a key node in South Africa's seabird conservation network, and a site with centuries of maritime history, including shipwrecks, lighthouses, and early European exploration of the Cape.

Location: South Africa
Park type: Nature reserve
Established: 2019
Area: 2.6 km²

Dassen Island Protected Area Geography

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Investigate recorded earthquake history around Dassen Island

Dassen Island’s earthquake results compare epicentres with distance to a Western Cape reserve of Atlantic coast, beaches, rocky reefs, seabird colonies, penguin habitat, and maritime heritage. Time, magnitude, depth, locality, separation, and source preserve past observations without establishing island-boundary occurrence or claims about marine impacts, current risk, cause, damage, or future events.

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This page describes catalogued earthquakes associated with the park by epicentre location and distance. It does not establish causation, assess current danger, or predict future earthquakes.

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Discover other protected parks after the Dassen Island records

Once earthquake browsing around Dassen Island concludes, readers can continue beyond a South African Atlantic island, seabird colony, penguin habitat, and Ramsar wetland into other protected places. Those pages are not linked by island status, wildlife, coastal geography, proximity, geology, seismic evidence, hazards, risk, or comparable documentation.

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West Coast National Park: A National Park's Mapped Boundaries and Geographic Identity

Explore its protected landscape within the Western Cape region.

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Area: 362.59 km²
Established: 1985
Climate: Mediterranean
Access: Easy access

West Coast National Park Protected Area

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Koeberg Nature Reserve: A Geographical Overview of Coastal Protected Landscapes

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Situated north of Cape Town, Koeberg Nature Reserve acts as a vital sanctuary for threatened plant communities and diverse bird populations. Its unique terrain combines sandy coastal dunes with seasonal pans and wetland complexes, providing a distinct study in protected area conservation and regional ecological management.

Area: 26.81 km²
Established: 1991
Relief: Lowland
Climate: Mediterranean

Koeberg Nature Reserve Protected Area Map

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Southeast

Table Mountain National Park: Mapped Protected Landscape and Geographic Context in Western Cape

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Table Mountain National Park is a designated national park within the Western Cape region, offering a distinct geographic profile for atlas exploration. This entity provides detailed mapped boundaries and landscape context, crucial for understanding its role as a protected area in South Africa. Users can explore the specific geography that defines this park and its place within the broader regional context, making it a key point of interest for structured geographic discovery and map-based research.

Area: 221 km²
Established: 1998
Relief: Mountain
Climate: Mediterranean

Table Mountain National Park Protected Landscape

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Tygerberg Nature Reserve: Geographic Mapping of a Cape Town Protected Landscape

Renosterveld shale ridges and urban conservation context

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Area: 3 km²
Established: 1973
Relief: Upland
Climate: Mediterranean

Explore Tygerberg Nature Reserve Geography

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Cape Floristic Region: A Detailed Geographic Atlas of the Western Cape Biodiversity Hotspot

Mapped protected biosphere reserve and fynbos landscapes

Explore the Cape Floristic Region, an expansive protected landscape within South Africa. This atlas provides a detailed look at the region's Mediterranean shrublands, sandstone-derived soil terrain, and its status as a singular floral kingdom. Understand the geography of the Western Cape through its mountain ranges and diverse ecological zones.

Area: 78,555 km²
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Cape Floristic Region Atlas and Geography

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Rocherpan Nature Reserve: Mapping Coastal Wetlands and Strandveld Landscapes in the Western Cape

Protected coastal reserve on the South African West Coast.

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Area: 18 km²
Established: 1976
Relief: Lowland
Climate: Mediterranean

Rocherpan Nature Reserve Geography and Map

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About 90 km away#7 closest

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Cape Winelands Biosphere Reserve: Geographic Overview and Protected Area Mapping

Western Cape mountain terrain and sustainable landscape integration

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Area: 1,243.4 km²
Established: 2007
Relief: Mountain
Climate: Mediterranean

Explore Cape Winelands Biosphere Reserve Geography

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Southeast

Jonkershoek Nature Reserve: A Detailed Atlas of Mountain Catchment and Fynbos Ecology

Protected mountain geography near Stellenbosch, Western Cape

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Area: 110 km²
Relief: Mountain
Climate: Mediterranean
Access: Easy access

Jonkershoek Nature Reserve Atlas

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Explore the Geographic Boundaries and Protected Landscape of Dassen Island

Examine the detailed geographic profile of Dassen Island through the MoriAtlas platform. Analyze the nature reserve boundaries, the unique Atlantic reef system, and the island's role within the broader coastal ecology of the Western Cape. Connect with the spatial history and conservation data of this vital South African maritime landmark.

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