CONFIRMED: 3.3 magnitude tremor felt in parts of West Rand
A light magnitude 3.3 tremor with the epicentre believed to be between Carletonville and Westonaria has been confirmed.
Early on Tuesday morning, January 18, residents in parts of the West Rand – some even as far as Johannesburg – felt an earth tremor.
According to various sources, a light magnitude 3.3 tremor occurring at a depth of 10km was felt at about 06:33. Gauteng Weather’s official Twitter account confirmed the occurrence.
🔴 BREAKING: 3.3-MAGNITUDE TREMOR WITH EPICENTRE BETWEEN CARLETONVILLE & WESTONARIA RECORDED AT 6:33 ON TUESDAY MORNING!!!
— Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) January 18, 2022
Read more articles on previous tremors felt on the West Rand here:
Tremor felt in parts of the West Rand
Earth tremor felt across West Rand and surroundings
Earth tremor felt near Randfontein
Tremor at Sibanye Mine kills four
The public also shared their thoughts on social media.
Earthquake information has been updated: earthquake, 1 hours 0 minutes ago, 23km from Carletonville, South Africa, magnitude 3.4, depth 2km
Earthquake information has been updated: earthquake, 1 hours 12 minutes ago, 22km from Carletonville, South Africa, magnitude 3.2, depth 1km— Lion in☠️#ShitholeCentral (@Lion_One_Sierra) January 18, 2022
21 kilometers from Carletonville, depth 2km
— Lion in☠️#ShitholeCentral (@Lion_One_Sierra) January 18, 2022
Felt it in JHB South
— Nomaswazi Malinga (@sswazi1) January 18, 2022
I felt it here in Roodepoort
— KB Rams (@kabzar) January 18, 2022
I felt it quite hecticly in Roodepoort
— Samantha Ackerman (@sammyack89) January 18, 2022
Felt it in Randfontein
— Lynne Nicholls (@LynneNicholls8) January 18, 2022
Felt it in westonaria
— Vuyo (@vuyo_2) January 18, 2022
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