Cape Town – A tremor measuring 2.7 on the Richter scale was recorded near Centurion on Sunday afternoon, reports said.
IOL quoted Council for Geoscience (CGS) as saying that the tremor was recorded at 13:29:24.
? BREAKING: 2.7-MAGNITUDE TREMOR WITH EPICENTRE NEAR CENTURION RECORDED AT 13:29 ON SUNDAY!!!
— Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) February 27, 2022
“Earthquake information published on the Council for Geoscience Website (“the Website”) is obtained from waveforms recorded by the South African National Seismograph Network. The information provides both automated and analysed assessment of the earthquake parameters. Viewers of the website are cautioned that the parameters shown are considered preliminary, unless otherwise indicated,“ said CGS on their website.
Residents in the area posted on social media about the tremor.
So all of us in Centurion felt the tremor ??
— PhaṱhuMakwarela (@PhathuMakwarela) February 27, 2022
Haibo am I the only who just felt a tremor in Centurion?
— Serenity (@TheMqhele) February 27, 2022
Who else felt a tremor in Centurion/Midrand ?
— Billionaire, bachelor Bruce Wayne (@wavydavhie) February 27, 2022
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
