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28 testimonies
Ekurhuleni (South Africa)
6 km N from epicenter
T0 + 41 min
Chile that thing was whew idk what to even say literally a bih was in dead sleep and then next thing I know everything is shaking my bed, my desk, the poor dogs were distressed like Chile I was shaking like physically even my dad was like "yo did you feel that" well daddy almost the whole of South Africa did so yes I did feel it. He says it probably had a magnitude of 3.6 I hope that it doesn't happen again like at least when I'm awake earth-1
Ekurhuleni (South Africa)
7 km N from epicenter
T0 + 382 min
I was in bed and was woken up by the house shaking violently. Nothing broke but the shake was very disturbing+1
Germiston (South Africa)
8 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 15 min
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Boksburg (South Africa)
9 km N from epicenter
T0 + 69 min
Interesting.. Scary+1
Boksburg (South Africa)
9 km N from epicenter
T0 + 14 min
Grew up in a time when we had frequent mining related tremors. This was the worst I've experienced!+1
Ekurhuleni (South Africa)
9 km N from epicenter
T0 + 172 min
Fascia boards fell from roof+1
Ekurhuleni (South Africa)
13 km W from epicenter
T0 + 42 min
Was woken up with windows rattling and lots of noise+2
Ekurhuleni (South Africa)
14 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 111 min
The vibrations woke me up+1
Brakpan (South Africa)
16 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 28 min
I was sleeping and the shaking woke me up. Lasted for about 10 seconds0
Boksburg (South Africa)
17 km N from epicenter
T0 + 39 min
Lasted about 2-3 seconds. Whole building apartment shook.+1
Germiston (South Africa)
17 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 27 min
The rumbling was very loud just before the shaking. Everything shook but duration was only a few seconds.+2
Alberton (South Africa)
18 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 83 min
South Hills. was too much of a shock experience to grab a camera and record spoke to people and they felt it near Mall of the South as well as Brackenhurst+1
Boksburg (South Africa)
18 km N from epicenter
T0 + 83 min
Boksburg, South Africa. Windows were rattling, bed was shaking. Got a big fright so early in the morning.+1
Boksburg (South Africa)
19 km N from epicenter
T0 + 156 min
18 heather avenue Boksburg- shock entire house+1
Ekurhuleni (South Africa)
19 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 54 min
I was in bed about to get up for my morning routine when I heard the pigeons outside crashing into my bedroom window and just then windows started shaking!I could hear plates and cups shaking in the kitchen took few seconds and it was gone+1
Benoni (South Africa)
21 km N from epicenter
T0 + 33 min
Light tremble lasting a few seconds+1
Edenvale (South Africa)
21 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 29 min
Glass in Windows rattling, birds going crazy, furniture vibrating. latest 5seconds.. felt way longer..+1
Johannesburg (South Africa)
21 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 271 min
Windows and furniture vibrating and rattling for about 5 - 7 seconds+1
Johannesburg (South Africa)
21 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 269 min
Significant rumbling and vibration for about 7 seconds .Windows rattled.0
Benoni (South Africa)
21 km N from epicenter
T0 + 19 min
Our windows rattled very badly, with reports of a quake about 30 minutes from me (in Tembisa)+1
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