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1358 testimonies
Ekurhuleni (South Africa)
33 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 278 min
Woke us up. Definitely shaking, but nothing broke. 0
Randburg (South Africa)
33 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 19 min
Everything was moving .rumbling sound everything was moving0
Tembisa (South Africa)
33 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 18 min
Woke up and felt my house shaking for around 20 seconds. Animals startled.0
Heidelberg (South Africa)
33 km SE from epicenter
T0 + 252 min
Kids woke up shouting...few tiles came loose from the kitchen wall - Heidelberg0
Lesedi (South Africa)
33 km SE from epicenter
T0 + 319 min
Heard Windows trembling, whole town without electricity in Heidelberg Gauteng0
Springs (South Africa)
33 km E from epicenter
T0 + 27 min
I was asleep, woke up n reach out to my baby0
Benoni (South Africa)
33 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 9 min
Woke us up.Felt the bed shaking, windows rattling.It slowly faded away.It lasted several seconds.+2
Johannesburg (South Africa)
33 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 10 min
Extended tremor, lasting about 30 seconds. Windows rattled, and dog was visibly uncomfortable.+3
Johannesburg (South Africa)
33 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 14 min
Woke up to whole house vibrating and felt dizzy0
Randburg (South Africa)
33 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 11 min
An earth tremor was felt in northern Johannesburg, South Africa at about 00:40 UTC (02:49 local). It woke us up, our dogs started barking. It lasted about 15 seconds.0
Ekurhuleni (South Africa)
33 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 20 min
Very scary, because it lasted maybe abo10 to 15 seconds0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
33 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 388 min
Windows were rattling and a loud rumble0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
33 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 7 min
Definitely woke up from it0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
33 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 890 min
I woke up to everything shaking, my desk, windows shelf. Quite scary and it lasted for quite awhile0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
33 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 195 min
Rumbling , windows virbrating0
Midrand (South Africa)
33 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 39 min
I was asleep on my side and I woke up wondering why I'm moving. I waited for the rumble to end and I checked twitter0
Ekurhuleni (South Africa)
33 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 344 min
Woke everyone up, dogs went crazy, birds took to the skies. Went on for what seemed forever.0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
34 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 424 min
Sounded like someone banging on the door.0
Lesedi (South Africa)
34 km SE from epicenter
T0 + 264 min
Was asleep and woke up to initial severe shake and then prolonged trembling for about 15- 20 seconds0
Lesedi (South Africa)
34 km SE from epicenter
T0 + 292 min
My whole house was shaking and heard a lowed grouwl sound0
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