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Earthquake detected at time of blast

Shortly after an explosion was heard and felt across Middelburg, an earthquake report was circulated on social media.

October 11, 2023
Sjani Campher Less than a minute
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The report states that an earthquake to the magnitude of 2.91 on the Richter scale was detected at 13:18 today, 22 kilometres outside eMalahleni.

The report further indicated that the quake was detected by eight seismic instruments and that its energy is equivalent to approximately 349.47 kilograms of TNT.

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October 11, 2023
Sjani Campher Less than a minute

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Sjani Campher

Sjani has been working as a community journalist and photographer at the Middelburg Observer since 2018, during which she has been responsible for the content creation for both digital and print, as well as maintaining the publication's online platforms. She is a member of the Forum for Community Journalists, and focuses on fields including hard news, investigative reporting, human interest, columns and sports.
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