The Council for Geoscience recorded a seismic event in the south of Johannesburg on Saturday night, confirming reports from residents in Soweto and Roodepoort.
The tremor at around 6.46pm registered a magnitude of about 2.98, as recorded by the South African National Seismograph Network, said the council's communications manager Mahlatse Mononela.
The epicentre was located south of Johannesburg, 2km south of the Harmony Doornkop gold mine.
Several tremors have been felt around Johannesburg recently, the most severe being one of about 4.4 in magnitude in the Boksburg area a few kilometres outside East Rand Proprietary Mine a month ago.
We just had some shaking (tremor) in Roodepoort, its scary after what happened in Jhb 😳
— EyamaWelase Mazibuko (@GlorMazibuko) July 22, 2023
Yes, earth tremor happened today and felt in the Roodepoort area as my windows also rattled and the sound similar to a thunder was heard
— Take Five (@MakhaulaT) July 22, 2023
Just experienced a slight earth tremor in my hood in Naledi, Soweto, a few minutes ago. Did anybody feel something? Or am I going crazy...
— Thembi Mothapo (@ThembiMothapo1) July 22, 2023
Did u guys fell the tremor in Soweto ? I felt it at Dube
— Lebohang Mtshali (@MalebzaMtshali) July 22, 2023
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