Pretoria, Friday, 14 August 2026 – The Council for Geoscience (CGS) has achieved a significant milestone in strengthening the quality, credibility and global competitiveness of its scientific services, with its Analytical Services laboratory attaining ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation effective 27 July 2026.…
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) confirms that a seismic event occurred today, 13 August 2026, at approximately 13h30 SAST. Recordings from the South African National Seismograph Network (SANSN) indicate that this event registered a local magnitude (ML) of 3.2. The…
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) confirms that a seismic event occurred today, 07 August 2026, at approximately 09h17 SAST. Recordings from the South African National Seismograph Network (SANSN) indicate that this event registered a local magnitude (ML) of 3.3. The…
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) is pleased to announce the launch of its new e-Procurement Portal as part of our ongoing digital transformation programme. Over the past two years, CGS has been modernising and automating its business processes through the…
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) confirms that a seismic event occurred on the 28 April 2026, at approximately 20h32 SAST. Recordings from the South African National Seismograph Network (SANSN) indicate that this event registered a local magnitude (ML) of 3.1.…
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) confirms that a seismic event occurred yesterday, 15 April 2026, at approximately 14h07 SAST. Recordings from the South African National Seismograph Network (SANSN) indicate that this event registered a local magnitude (ML) of 3.1. The…
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) confirms that a seismic event occurred today, 14 February 2026, at approximately 03h25 SAST. Recordings from the South African National Seismograph Network (SANSN) indicate that this event registered local magnitudes (ML) of 2.4. The epicentre…
STATEMENT ON SEISMIC EVENT THAT OCCURRED IN THE KLERKSDORP-ORKNEY-STILFONTEIN-HARTEBEESTFONTEIN (KOSH) REGION The Council for Geoscience (CGS) confirms a seismic event occurred early hours of today, 10 September 2025 at approximately 04h21 SAST. Recordings from the South African National Seismograph Network…
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) confirms a seismic event that occurred yesterday 02 September 2025 at approximately 17h27 SAST. Recordings from the South African National Seismograph Network (SANSN) indicate that this event registered a local magnitude (ML) of 3.6. The…
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) confirms that the South African National Seismograph Network (SANSN), recorded the far east coast Russia seismic event at approximately 01:24:52 SAST on Wednesday morning, 30 July 2025. This event registered a magnitude of 8.8, respectively.…

