{
  "id": 9337867,
  "title": "Earthquake 500km from Marion Island poses minimal risk to Cape Town, says expert",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/earthquake-500km-from-marion-island-poses-minimal-risk-to-cape-town",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T12:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2026-09-23-earthquake-500km-from-marion-island-poses-minimal-risk-to-cape-town-says-expert/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A 5.7-magnitude earthquake occurred near the Southwest Indian Ridge, about 500km from Marion Island. A University of Cape Town geophysics lecturer says its remote location and likely fault movement make significant effects on mainland South Africa unlikely.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}