Another earth tremor recorded in Gauteng
This is the second tremor to be recorded in the province within a week.
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A 2.2 magnitude tremor has been recorded near Randfontein in Gauteng on Wednesday.
According to preliminary data recorded on the Council for Geoscience website, the tremor took place at 2.31am.
⚠️ ALERT: 2.2-magnitude TREMOR recorded near RANDFONTEIN at 02:31 on Wednesday morning – SACG
— Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) January 13, 2021
Source: Council for Geoscience
Volcano Discovery also recorded a “minor earthquake” on its website.
It wrote: “Mag. 2.8 earthquake – West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, 10.4 km northeast of Fochville, North West, South Africa, on Wednesday, 13 Jan 2021.”
Source: Volcano Discovery
This is the second tremor to be recorded in the province within a week.
Last, Friday, an earthquake was felt just after 8pm. It registered a preliminary 3.9 magnitude scale and the epicentre was located east of Klerksdorp.
ALSO READ: 3.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Klerksdorp
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