Durban rocks as tremor rattles suburbs

AN earth tremor in Durban earlier this evening shook high rise buildings in the CBD and along the beachfront, sending people scuttling outside into the streets.

Social media platforms were buzzing with reports of the tremor which was felt across Durban, the Berea, Morningside, Pinetown and Durban North. Umbilo residents reported that they had not felt anything. The tremor lasted about 15 seconds.

This is the third tremor to hit KZN after a 3.1 tremor was felt in February 2016.

On twitter Arrive Alive reported a 6.8 magnitude tremor had hit Botswana.

USGS – 6.8 magnitude quake in Botswana. That's very, very big. Here's the location. #tremor #earthquake pic.twitter.com/hmczMg4LlR

— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) April 3, 2017