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Botswana quake may have caused Durban tremor

Monday's earthquake is reportedly the largest earthquake on record to have struck Botswana.

THE tremor felt in Durban and other parts of South Africa this evening may have been caused by an earthquake in Botswana.

A registered earthquake occurred in Botswana of 6.5 on the Richter Scale, according to earthquaketrack.com.

Several people took to social media, and reported feeling the tremor in Durban and surrounding areas, Johannesburg and Pretoria.

There has been no reports of any possible damage or casualties at the moment. Monday’s earthquake is reportedly the largest earthquake on record to have struck Botswana.

Here are more reactions from Twitter users over the tremor with some taking a light-hearted approach while others linking the tremor to South Africa’s political troubles.

https://twitter.com/Shady_Manaka/status/848956552589561856

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Shiraz Habbib

Shiraz has been a community journalist for the last 12 years and has a specific interest in everything sports. He holds a Bachelor of Arts undergrad degree and honours degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal where he majored in Communications, Anthropology and English.

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