Tremor shakes Joburg
JOBURG - Residents of Joburg are claiming that they felt a slight tremor in the city of Joburg earlier this evening.
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Reports have emerged that residents of Joburg felt a slight tremor on Thursday evening between 6 and 6:30pm.
According to one Fairland resident, it was felt in the area. The comment posted on a Facebook group read, “Was enough to make my ceiling audibly rattle and cause dust to descend from it.”
View some tweets about the incident below:
https://twitter.com/ZethuZulu/status/713038787203481601
Either that was a mini tremor or I'm more unsteady today than I originally thought😂
— Acid Raen (Ra'eesah Manack) (@raeesah_manack) March 24, 2016
Just felt a mild tremor! What's the magnitude?
— ™️ (@tiehomokhatla) March 24, 2016
According to one resident from Montgomery Park in the Joburg North region, she claims that she felt her couch move.
https://twitter.com/NeferRoyaan/status/713040211958239233
https://twitter.com/missyt28/status/713037496943321088
Was that a tremor I just felt?
— Thato.S (@WatEvaYouLyk) March 24, 2016
Further details remain unclear at this stage, however, updates to follow.