Did you feel the tremor? Most parts of Joburg experience earth tremor

City of Joburg’s Emergency Management Services (EMS) says no injuries and damages were reported from the earth tremor recorded on Tuesday night.

Spokesperson for the Joburg EMS, Robert Mulaudzi said the Council of Geoscience is yet to confirm the magnitude of the tremor.

“The earth tremor was experienced in most parts of City of Joburg. At this stage, no injuries/damages reported through our emergency services’ call centre,” said Mulaudzi.

“Residents are urged to be safe. The Council of Geoscience is still to confirm its magnitude. We remain on high alert, monitoring all seven regions of the City of Joburg for any reports related to the earth tremor.”

In September, IOL reported that the Council for Geoscience confirmed that an earthquake had occurred at night.

Mahlatse Mononela, spokesman for the Council for Geoscience said preliminary results show that the earthquake registered a local magnitude of approximately 2.5, as recorded by the South African Seismograph Network (SANSN).

“The epicentre was located west of Soweto, South of Johannesburg,” she added at the time.

In June, the province of Gauteng experienced three earth tremors.

At the time, authorities confirmed the tremor, some residents have blamed illegal zama zama mining activities in various areas.

In August last year, a 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.

“The event is estimated to be located within the broader Randfontein region in the West Rand,” the Council for Geoscience said.

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