South Africa has been shaken up over the last week and while Cape Town was struck by the tremors first, Gauteng wasn’t going to be left out.
The West Rand recorded an Earth tremor at 12:47pm on Thursday October, 1. It was reported as a 2.7 magnitude tremor but this is still to be officially confirmed.
🔴BREAKING: Preliminary data from the SA Council for Geoscience suggests 2.7-magnitude tremor recorded SE of Randfontein at 12:47:09 on Thursday. It was felt mainly in parts of the West Rand. pic.twitter.com/IkCOkJCQOD
— Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) October 1, 2020
A tremor in Gauteng is not that uncommon, as a few rumbled through the province over the years.
Some in the area have taken to social media to tell their harrowing stories while others are shocked that a tremor was reported at all.
Earth tremor in parts of Gauteng at 12:47pm!!!
Did you feel it?#Gautremor— Barney Simon (@BarneySimon) October 1, 2020
😳😳😳Just felt a HUGE earth tremor in the West rand. My mirror almost broke🙆🏾♀️🙆🏾♀️🙆🏾♀️#earthquake#tremor
— Palesa Tau (@taupalesavoice) October 1, 2020
I think there was a #tremor in Protea Glen. Yooh Nkosi yami! pic.twitter.com/jy0uuoZwA2
— NotLSB (@BeegMiaggi) October 1, 2020
Did anybody else in the West Rand feel that #tremor pic.twitter.com/jrVl1r6EZx
— Tshielo Kobe (@Tshielo_KoBear) October 1, 2020
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