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Following recent reports of an earth tremor on Monday morning, another tremor has reportedly been felt, this time in Bloemfontein and Durban as well.
According to Earthquake Track, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Moijabana in Botswana at around 7.40pm. The tremors are reported to have come as a result of the earthquake.
Earlier on Monday, the The USGS National Earthquake Information Center website said an earthquake with a 5.2 magnitude occurred 8km south of Stilfontein, in the North West province, at a depth of 5km. The earth tremor is said to have been felt in parts of Gauteng.
Arrive Alive also tweeted about the earthquake in Botswana, explaining that it hit Ghanzi.
Meanwhile, East Coast Radio and I Love Durban tweeted that a tremor was felt in Durban. East Coast Radio said the tremor originated from Botswana and ranged between 4.5-5.0 on the Richter scale.
A tremor was also reportedly felt in Johannesburg, with SA Traffic’s Rob Byrne and another user tweeting that it was felt in Paulshof and Morningside.
Pretoria and Limpopo were also reportedly hit by the tremor, with a Pretoria user saying the second one lasted a bit longer. This is the second one to hit Pretoria in one day.
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