We weren’t even aware that South Africa was prone to earthquakes but, sure enough, Johannesburg was just hit with a magnitude 4 earthquake. Click to read all about it.
This from News24:
Johannesburg – An earth tremor measuring four on the Richter scale was recorded in Johannesburg on Monday, the Council for Geoscience said.
Manager of the seismology unit Michelle Grobbelaar described the tremor as “quite a big guy”.
The preliminary analysis indicated the epicentre was near the University of Johannesburg just before 10:00.
‘Strong’
Tshepo Motlhale, divisional chief for disaster risk management, said the tremor didn’t last for more than six seconds.
“We have not received any reports of damage or injury and are consulting with other regions in Johannesburg,” he told News24.
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We’ll fill you in as we hear more.
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