Johannesburg residents got off to a shaky start this morning when a small-scale earthquake was felt in Krugersdorp, Soweto and Roodepoort. Seismologists have reported that the small earthquake, called a tremor, measured 4.5 on the Richter Scale. The tremor occurred at 6:56am this morning and reportedly lasted between 15 and 30 seconds.
As the tremor measured between 4.0-4.9 on the Richter Scale, it is considered ‘light’ and a step below a moderate earthquake in severity. Thankfully, there have been no reported injuries or deaths from the incident. CEI Seismologia, an earthquake research team based in Mexico, has reported that the tremor’s range reached 102km. However, Gauteng Weather has reported that the tremor reached a magnitude of 3.7 on the Richter Scale and that the center of the tremor was located near Randfontein.
Gauteng residents have been discussing the tremor on Twitter:
Image source: Misio
You may also like
Related Posts
China’s National Health Commission has published a list of controversial coronavirus treatments that have animal...
read more
Warmer sea temperatures in the summer months, especially in February, were recorded and are believed...
read more
The latest report indexing the world's happiest countries has highlighted the important role of...
read more
