SOCIAL media is aflutter after an earth tremor struck Durban with reports streaming in from residents living in uMhlanga, Glenwood, and Pinetown. The tremor which lasted around seven seconds is the second to hit KZN after a 3.1 tremor magnitude tremor in February.
The hashtag #DurbanTremor began trending on Twitter shortly after the shake. Here’s how social media reacted:
Oh Thixo! Another earth tremor. Is this becoming an annual thing #DurbanTremor #survivor #Hammarsdale
— Zinitha Sithole (@ZeeSizzle) August 18, 2016
Am I imagining things or did anyone else feel that tremor? #durbantremor
— Hollie Cano (@hollie_smit) August 18, 2016
Did @WaydeDreamer just land in Durban? His #olympicgold probably caused the #durbantremor ????
— Craig Hatting (@craighatting) August 18, 2016
#tremor I just felt the building shake in durban
— regina narayanan (@reginanarayan) August 18, 2016
What's with the earth tremor at 8.42 pm in Durban ????? Anyone else feel it?
— Judith Kincaid (@kinxs) August 18, 2016
A Small Tremor in Durban? Inb4 "We Will Rebuild" memes. #DurbanTremor.
— Bren Martens ✌???? (@BrenMaartens) August 18, 2016
Durban did you just feel that!?? #DurbanTremor #EarthTremor
— IG:@gwej_life (@gwej69) August 18, 2016