Earth tremor shakes Jozi
JOBURG – A tremor shook the ground below the feet of Joburg residents at lunch time on Tuesday afternoon.
The tremors were felt in numerous areas across Johannesburg including: Parkhurst, Craighall, Rosebank, the CBD, Bryanston, Douglasdale, Lonehill, Kemptom Park, Noordwy, Halfway House, Spring, Fourways, Northcliff, Benoni, Roodepoort, Randburg and Hartebeespoort.
Douglasdale resident Jof McLean said that his dog reacted10 second before they felt the tremor. “I was painting the stairs and the dog was lying in the sun upstairs. She shot down the stairs so quickly – running with her tail between her legs. She felt it before us.”
People all over the Northern Suburbs found the incident very scary. One Dainfern resident tried to evacuate his daughter and domestic worker from their house.
Tash Rambaran said the lights flickered in her building in the CBD just before it happened. “I’m on the 20th floor and the building felt like it was swaying.”
In Randburg, Colleen Whitfield, said that she had to run around her house to stop things from falling off the shelves.
Most people felt the shake for at least 30 seconds, though some report it was up to a minute long.
Did you feel the tremor? Tell us what area you were in and your experience.
Original report courtesy Sandton Chronicle.
