Joburg shaken up as tremor hits Gauteng
An earthquake tremor believed to measure 4.2 on the Richter scale shook this Friday morning, July 30.
Residents in parts of Gauteng said that they woke up to what felt like an earthquake.
The aftershocks were felt far and wide, especially on the East Rand, including Boksburg, Pretoria and Johannesburg.
According to Alberton CPF, the council has confirmed the epicentre was recorded near Harmony’s Doornkop mine on the West Rand.
“This leads us to believe it was a strong earth tremor. We will monitor the situation and give updates if necessary. We have seen reports that it was a minor earthquake,” said Alberton CPF.
People have taken to social media networks to talk about their experiences following the tremor which is believed to have been felt across Gauteng.
Felt this in the south of johannesburg #jhbtremor #earthtremor pic.twitter.com/0ReT35jP62
— Velene Peters (@VelenePeters) July 30, 2021
🤣🤣🤣 I had to check the world outside …… #JHBTremor pic.twitter.com/Zj9eRkgM32
— NIT (@mpumet) July 30, 2021
Now that was a tremor and a half 👀#JHBTremor pic.twitter.com/TWuMCrt9Qw
— Hans Haupt (@HansHaupt) July 30, 2021
Me at 6:33 this morning 😭😭😭😭#jhbtremor pic.twitter.com/nC7IQwhbaj
— KayG (@kgaugelomodiga) July 30, 2021
#JHBTremor Sandton https://t.co/BmrlZ7rJbu
— TrafficSA (@TrafficSA) July 30, 2021
Did the earth move for you too? #jhbtremor
— Jason Knight (@JasonAKnight) July 30, 2021
