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Small earthquake rattles buildings

February 16, 2022

Adele Louw, Carletonville Herald Less than a minute

Many residents felt the earth shaking under their feet and chairs yesterday afternoon.

According to the website volcanodiscovery.com the quake measured 3.3 on the Richter Scale. It occurred 5.6 km east of Carletonville at 14:09.

The biggest recent earthquake in the West Rand measured 3.6 on the Richter Scale and occurred 31 km northwest of Krugersdorp on 1 February.

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February 16, 2022

Adele Louw, Carletonville Herald Less than a minute

Liezl Scheepers

Liezl Scheepers is editor of the Parys Gazette, a local community newspaper distributed in the towns of Parys, Vredefort and Viljoenskroon. As an experienced community journalist in all fields for the past 30 years, she has a passion for her community, and has been actively involved in several community outreach projects as part of Parys Gazette's team.