Cape Town – An earth tremor was reported in various parts of Johannesburg and the West Rand around 21:25 on Wednesday night.
Gauteng Weather shared the information on Twitter.
🔴 BREAKING: MULTIPLE REPORTS OF A TREMOR IN PARTS OF JOHANNESBURG & WEST RAND AT AROUND 21:25!!!
— Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) October 4, 2023
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, but social media users shared their experiences.
🔔#Earthquake (#aardbewing) M3.0 occurred 16 km W of #Johannesburg (South Africa) 12 min ago (local time 21:24:01). More info at:
📱https://t.co/bvL9EDQjKG
🌐https://t.co/1vDQnkvVEr
🖥https://t.co/AgsG2cNPbe pic.twitter.com/tiBjFVqvB7— EMSC (@LastQuake) October 4, 2023
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) has not yet confirmed the tremor’s magnitude.
This is the second tremor in as many months, with a previous one in August and another in June, suggesting an increase in seismic activity in Gauteng.
Mara guys, we experience these tremors way too often
It’s becoming like loadshedding, it doesn’t surprise us anymore 😭#tremor pic.twitter.com/wkT9MoQsBb— Reasons (@LFCReasons) October 4, 2023
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