Panic as quake hits Prince Albert
19 October 2016 - 09:27
An earthquake that originated 6km underground near the Cango Caves in Western Cape had thousands of people in panic as tremors were felt more than 150km away. The earthquake, which measured 3.5 on the Richter scale, occurred near the towns of Oudtshoorn and Prince Albert yesterday morning.The earthquake is one of several to have occurred in Southern Africa in the past month, with the strongest - which measured five on the Richter scale - occurring near the Mozambican town of Beira.
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