Reports of ‘mini earthquake’ stream in from Centurion residents

Residents from parts of Centurion and Montana reported feeling a “mini earthquake” on Tuesday evening, reports Centurion Rekord.

Reports started appearing on social media at around 8pm.

Some residents said they had “light tremors”, while others denied feeling anything.

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Areas where the tremors were apparently felt include Zwartkop, Midstream, Lyttelton, Wierda Park, Rooihuiskraal, Valhalla, and parts of Montana.

One resident said the earthquake rattled the windows of her Valhalla home.

Others said their dogs being startled shortly before the tremors started.

Residents from Carletonville, west of Johannesburg, reported feeling a very distinct shaking.

However, there were no reports of any seismic activity in South Africa on websites such as Earthquake Report by Wednesday morning.

In April of last year, residents in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Klerksdorp, and Potchefstroom were woken by an earthquake that occurred 8km south of Stilfontein. That earthquake had a magnitude of 5.2.

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