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1358 testimonies
Germiston (South Africa)
17 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 19 min
The earthquake woke me up. +1
Johannesburg (South Africa)
17 km N from epicenter
T0 + 157 min
I felt it and the house shook0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
17 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 23 min
Woke up from a deep sleep to a terrific noise that sounded like a prolonged explosion and the large Hadeda birds that populate Johannesburg were going berserk (and our dog was alarmed too). The birds shrieked for many minutes after.0
Riverlea (South Africa)
17 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 32 min
Woke up immediately when I felt the intense shaking and my bed shaking 😬😁😁0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
17 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 35 min
It rattled for about 20s0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
17 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 36 min
It rattled for about 20s0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
17 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 335 min
This morning around 5am there were tremors and this had woke me up from my sleep the whole bed was shaking0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
17 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 137 min
We live in a double stormy house on extension of Westcliff ridge jhb. Felt the tremor windows rattling , quite a number of seconds0
Riverlea (South Africa)
17 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 18 min
I was laying in bed when I heard a rumbling sound, it kept getting closer and then my bed started shaking for about 5 seconds and the rumbling sound felt like it was moving on, like a moving car as it passes.0
Edenvale (South Africa)
17 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 25 min
It woke me up from the sleep0
Riverlea (South Africa)
17 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 18 min
Lasted for about 8 to 10 seconds0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
18 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 23 min
Felt the building shake. There was a weird sound0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
18 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 17 min
Killarney Apartment on 5th floor @02h39- bed shook like I was in a rocky boat! Scary stuff+2
Soweto (South Africa)
18 km W from epicenter
T0 + 13 min
The walls were vibrating+1
Johannesburg (South Africa)
18 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 10 min
Woke me from sleeping, felt shaking, heard things rattling+4
Ekurhuleni (South Africa)
18 km E from epicenter
T0 + 653 min
Are we safe ?0
Riverlea (South Africa)
18 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 34 min
Ifelt like it was a sound of waves0
Boksburg (South Africa)
18 km E from epicenter
T0 + 34 min
Broke a few windows in my house amd things falling off the shelves0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
18 km N from epicenter
T0 + 61 min
Orange Grove, Johannesburg, South Africa at 02h39am. It was the longest and worst tremor I've ever felt. The neighborhood dogs and hadedas went crazy.0
Edenvale (South Africa)
18 km N from epicenter
T0 + 15 min
Felt like the earth was rolling for a good 10 seconds. big audible bang then houses moved and birds screeched+2
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