Richards Bay rocks as residents feel tremor… again
Second ‘seismic-like event’ in Zululand region in five weeks
FOR the second time in five weeks, the Zululand region was rocked by a ‘seismic-like event’ in the form of a tremor this afternoon (Saturday).
The earth shook shortly after 2.30pm, with residents of Richards Bay, eShowe, Nkandla, Melmoth, Empangeni, Mtunzini, Dumisani Makhaye, eSikhaleni, as well as Stanger, uMhlanga and Durban feeling the shaking in varying degrees of severity.
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One Nkandla resident said he thought his house was falling down, while an Arboretum resident also said his whole house shook.
Most who felt the tremor said it lasted only a short while, and none reported any damage.
According to volcanodiscovery.com, the epicentre was 86km southeast of Dundee, with a ‘moderate magnitude’ of 4.6 at a depth of 10km.
While it is presently unverified, areas to have felt it appear to be Greytown, Pietermaritzburg, KwaDukuza, Dundee, and as far afield as Mbabane (eSwatini), Johannesburg and Pretoria.
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