Did you feel the ground move? South Joburg areas hit by 2.5 magnitude earthquake

An earth tremor was experienced in parts of Gauteng on Tuesday night, the City of Joburg's Emergency Medical Services reported.

Mahlatse Mononela, spokesman for the CGS said preliminary results show that the earthquake registered a local magnitude of approximately 2.5, as recorded by the South Africa n Seismograph Network .In a post on X, previously known as Twitter, Joburg Emergency Medical Services spokesperson, Robert Mulaudzi, said the earth tremor experienced in most parts in Joburg south, affecting Roodepoort, Soweto and surrounding areas.

"We are receiving unverified early reports of ground shaking possibly caused by seismic activity in or near Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa September 24, 2024. "There are no details yet on the magnitude or depth of this possible quake. If confirmed, we can expect more accurate data to emerge in the next few minutes. The location, magnitude and time mentioned are indicative, based on our best-fit seismic model," the site reported.2.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Gauteng's West Rand area.

At the time, the CGS confirmed that the seismic event was located by means of its automatic locator system through the South African National Seismograph Network, registering a preliminary local magnitude of approximately 2.7.LOOK: 60 bullets of cocaine and counting extracted from Namibian woman’s stomach after she landed at OR Tambo from Brazil

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