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[WATCH] Gauteng rocked by earthquake

Kailene Pillay|Published

The Council for Geoscience confirmed that an earthquake, registered at a local magnitude of approximately 4.4 as recorded by the South African Seismograph Network (SANSN), occurred in Gauteng. Image: SUPPLIED/CSEM

Gauteng residents were left heeltemal rattled after an earthquake struck in the early hours of Sunday.

The Council for Geoscience called on all those who felt the tremor that took place around 2.38am to record their experiences using its online questionnaire, reports IOL.

The Council for Geoscience confirmed that an earthquake, registered at a local magnitude of approximately 4.4 as recorded by the South African Seismograph Network (SANSN), occurred in the Gauteng province.

According to the council, the epicentre was located in the Boksburg area, a few kilometres outside the East Rand Propriety Mine in the East Rand of Johannesburg.

However, people as far as in KwaZulu-Natal claimed that they, too, felt the early morning tremor.

Videos from security cameras showing the effects of the earthquake have been shared on social media with many describing what the tremor felt like to them.

There have also been unverified reports of damaged houses, apartments and buildings in the province.

While some described the earthquake as a “scary” experience, others said that the quake only added to the list of issues South Africans were dealing with now.

@Ari_Rush93 tweeted: “No but South Africa is going through the worst from tremors in Joburg, cholera in Hammanskraal, 70 people murdered daily, GBV, rape, load shedding, interest rates, inflation, unemployment, politicians, corruption these can’t be signs of a country that will get better #earthquake”.

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