Scientist confirms tremor was a seismic event…not the ‘ANC shaking about DA’

19 August 2016 - 13:49 By Nompumelelo Magwaza

If you felt the earth move last night‚ you were not alone or dreaming.Council for Geoscience manager Michelle Grobbelaar confirmed on Friday morning that a tremor measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale was recorded in the Eastern Cape‚ in the Makomereng area close to the Lesotho border.“It was recorded at 4.1-magnitude‚ which‚ according to world standards‚ is normal or low‚” she said.Grobbelaar said this region was a hotspot and is constantly monitored.“It is not a new thing‚ we have been monitoring this region because earth tremors take place where they have occurred before‚ we keep a close watch.”This is the second tremor to be felt in KwaZulu Natal in 2016. In February‚ the province recorded a 3.1-magnitude tremor.The tremor‚ which was reportedly felt in Pietermaritzburg‚ uMhlanga‚ Pinetown and Durban Central happened just after 8.30pm on Thursday.Social media was abuzz with the hashtags #Durbantremor and #wewillrebuild trending as people took to twitter to share the experience.Gitte Wehr posted: “I felt the tremor here in Amanzimtoti. Even the pens on my desk shook‚ so that is a confirmation from toti”.S’thandile Khuzwayo said she felt it in the uMhlanga area.Other Twitter users had a somewhat more alarming take on the situation. Paul Masilo tweeted: “This may be very ugly and devastating‚ we need a contingency plan‚ this is the beginning of Armegeddon.”A political joke was thrown into the mix with Vusi Khambule saying‚ “ I think it’s the ANC shaking worried about DA.” – TMG Digital/The Times..

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