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By Citizen Reporter

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Unconfirmed tremor felt 11km north of Richards Bay

The Council for GeoScience said they were still looking into the reports of the tremor.


Over 300 people in northern KwaZulu-Natal reported feeling a light tremor late on Monday night.

Volcano Discovery website reported an unconfirmed earthquake or seismic-like event: 11 km north of Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal, on Monday, September 26, 2022 at 8.53 pm.

Unconfirmed tremor felt 11km north of Richards Bay
Volcano Discovery reported an unconfirmed earthquake or seismic-like event in KZN.

The magnitude of the tremor is unknown at the moment, but Volcano Discovery said the “weak shaking” had been reported by 310 people in the area by 9.30 am on Tuesday.

The Council for GeoScience said they were still looking into the reports of the tremor.

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