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1358 testimonies
Johannesburg (South Africa)
19 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 18 min
Felt like nearby explosion. Windows and doors vibrating and rattling+2
Johannesburg (South Africa)
19 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 348 min
Was dark, long loud prerumble sound (about 3 to 5 seconds) to a crescendo as the earthquake got to us. Was lying in bed and it was dark so could not see visual disturbance0
Edenvale (South Africa)
19 km N from epicenter
T0 + 22 min
Loud with house shaking. Carried on for several seconds then got softer.0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
19 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 19 min
House walls floors was rattling and shaking+1
Johannesburg (South Africa)
19 km W from epicenter
T0 + 37 min
I was woken up by a loud vibration or shaking occurring in the walls and ceiling of the room I was in.0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
19 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 659 min
We were sleeping and woken by the tremor. I made a mistake to get up because I was asking until about 8 this morning-1
Boksburg (South Africa)
19 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 25 min
The whole house was shaking. Structural damage to the walls and cracks in the ceilings0
Boksburg (South Africa)
19 km E from epicenter
T0 + 21 min
This Earthquake was one of the scariest ones I have ever felt in South Africa. There has been a few Earthquakes last year but this one was the most terrifying one. My house shook for like 5 seconds. And I heard the Earthquake afterwards aswell.+2
Ekurhuleni (South Africa)
19 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 50 min
Biggest one ever felt in this area, in this country even. Very scary0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
19 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 259 min
Woken up by movement.0
Edenvale (South Africa)
19 km N from epicenter
T0 + 19 min
Crazy stuff0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
19 km N from epicenter
T0 + 17 min
Woke me up. Whole house was shaking0
Edenvale (South Africa)
19 km N from epicenter
T0 + 39 min
We were in bed. The whole house was shaking.0
Edenvale (South Africa)
19 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 30 min
Items fell from walls0
Edenvale (South Africa)
19 km N from epicenter
T0 + 22 min
In Johannesburg for a duration of +- 30s0
Edenvale (South Africa)
19 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 31 min
Substantial enough to wake us. Whole building vibrated0
Ekurhuleni (South Africa)
19 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 259 min
We experienced it very strongly. Braced ourself in bed0
Boksburg (South Africa)
19 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 31 min
It was about 2H 38 am while I was sleeping0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
19 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 106 min
heard like someone walking around on my roof0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
19 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 51 min
I've never been this scared0
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