Tremor recorded 50km from Durban

03 March 2022 - 15:47
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Experts say the tremor was noted shortly before 10pm on Wednesday night. Stock photo.
Experts say the tremor was noted shortly before 10pm on Wednesday night. Stock photo.
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A tremor measuring 1.9 on the Richter scale was recorded in Ozwathini in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday night.

Council for Geoscience spokesperson Mahlatse Mononela told TimesLIVE analysts noted the tremor at about 9.49pm.

“It was roughly 52km north of Durban and 59km northeast of Pietermaritzburg,” Mononela said.

On Sunday afternoon a tremor measuring 2.7 was recorded in Centurion, between Pretoria and Midrand.

TimesLIVE


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