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1358 testimonies
Ekurhuleni (South Africa)
20 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 22 min
Violent shaking for about 10-15 seconds, followed by light tremor for another 20-30 seconds+1
Boksburg (South Africa)
20 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 25 min
Just scary. Checked and calmed dogs down0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
20 km W from epicenter
T0 + 47 min
Very scary, house shaking, windows rattling0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
20 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 14 min
Shook enough to wake up from deep sleep and make the birds fly from the trees.+2
Johannesburg (South Africa)
20 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 44 min
The house windows and roof rattled for that while. Noticed the birds making alot of noise during and after the tremor. Frightening experience.0
Randburg (South Africa)
20 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 10 min
The earthquake woke both my boyfriend and I up from a deep sleep!0
Randburg (South Africa)
20 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 20 min
Could hear the windows rattling.0
Edenvale (South Africa)
20 km N from epicenter
T0 + 14 min
STRONG ENOUGH TO WAKE ME UP0
Randburg (South Africa)
20 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 27 min
I was sleeping in my home in Johannesburg. I suddenly heard my house shaking for what seemed like 30 seconds. I stayed in my bed because in 24 years never did I experience such an earthquake like this before. I was holding my teddy’s. When it stopped I went to check on my mum who was aware of it and opened my blinds to check if the cars and complex were okay.0
Ekurhuleni (South Africa)
20 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 8 min
Long lingering earthquake0
Ekurhuleni (South Africa)
20 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 267 min
It was extremely scary it felt like the walls and ceiling were going to collapse. The tremor was very intensive0
Ekurhuleni (South Africa)
20 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 212 min
I was asleep so it was scary as I woke up shook0
Ekurhuleni (South Africa)
20 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 473 min
The vibration was lighter than the one that happened at 02:38am0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
20 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 234 min
Melrose Johannesburg South Africa0
Boksburg (South Africa)
20 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 37 min
Whole house was shaking, couple of things fell off of my shelves, very loud.0
Boksburg (South Africa)
20 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 20 min
Lasted long+1
Eden Glen (South Africa)
20 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 38 min
In Boksburg and this woke me up, . So frightened. The house shook for what felt like minutes even though it was a few seconds.0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
21 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 272 min
I was woken up and could feel the room and my bed vibrating quite hard.0
Boksburg (South Africa)
21 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 37 min
Loud rumbling lasting longer than 1 min. Pictures fell off wall, things knocked off shelves0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
21 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 22 min
Woke us all up. Beds were shaking!0
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