West Rand experiences 3.3 magnitude tremor
A light magnitude 3.3 tremor with the epicentre believed to be between Carletonville and Westonaria has been confirmed.
Early on Tuesday morning, January 18, residents in parts of the West Rand – some even as far as Johannesburg – felt an earth tremor.
According to various sources, a light magnitude 3.3 tremor occurring at a depth of 10km was felt at about 06:33. Gauteng Weather’s official Twitter account confirmed the occurrence.
🔴 BREAKING: 3.3-MAGNITUDE TREMOR WITH EPICENTRE BETWEEN CARLETONVILLE & WESTONARIA RECORDED AT 6:33 ON TUESDAY MORNING!!!
— Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) January 18, 2022
The public also shared their thoughts on social media.
Earthquake information has been updated: earthquake, 1 hours 0 minutes ago, 23km from Carletonville, South Africa, magnitude 3.4, depth 2km
Earthquake information has been updated: earthquake, 1 hours 12 minutes ago, 22km from Carletonville, South Africa, magnitude 3.2, depth 1km— Lion in☠️#ShitholeCentral (@Lion_One_Sierra) January 18, 2022
21 kilometers from Carletonville, depth 2km
— Lion in☠️#ShitholeCentral (@Lion_One_Sierra) January 18, 2022
Felt it in JHB South
— Nomaswazi Malinga (@sswazi1) January 18, 2022
I felt it here in Roodepoort
— KB Rams (@kabzar) January 18, 2022
I felt it quite hecticly in Roodepoort
— Samantha Ackerman (@sammyack89) January 18, 2022
Felt it in Randfontein
— Lynne Nicholls (@LynneNicholls8) January 18, 2022
Felt it in westonaria
— Vuyo (@vuyo_2) January 18, 2022
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