South Africa’s Council for Geoscience has confirmed that another earthquake has hit several areas in Gauteng, barely one month after a magnitude 2.5 earthquake rattled parts of Johannesburg.
News Central’s Bongani Siziba gathered that the quake struck on Tuesday at about 8:54pm, the council’s spokesperson Mahlatse Mononela confirmed
“The preliminary results show that the earthquake registered a local magnitude of approximately 3.4, as recorded by the South African Seismograph Network (SANSN). The epicentre was located south of Johannesburg, in Soweto.”
A light magnitude 3.5 earthquake hit 50 km away from Rustenburg, North West, Volcano Discovery said.
“The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km and was felt widely in the area. The shallow depth of the quake caused it to be felt more strongly near the epicentre than a deeper quake of similar magnitude would,” it said.
Although there were no reports of damages or injuries, many social media users hit several platforms to express their concerns and experiences.
In January, the Council for Geoscience confirmed that an earthquake hit several parts of Johannesburg and the West Rand.
“The earthquake registered a local magnitude of approximately 2.5 as recorded by the South African Seismograph Network (SANSN).
“The epicentre was located south of Johannesburg, approximately 3km north of Harmony Doornkop Gold Mine,” Mononela said.