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1358 testimonies
Benoni (South Africa)
37 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 8 min
Shaking woke me up from sleep0
Diepsloot (South Africa)
37 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 20 min
Im a heavy sleeper but definitely felt that0
Johannesburg (South Africa)
37 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 17 min
I was sleeping and got woken up by my bed shaking and birds noises it went on for about 30 to 40 seconds-1
Johannesburg (South Africa)
37 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 416 min
Sudden tremor for about 10-20 seconds. The house shook, doors rattled, heavier furniture did not shift.0
Heidelberg (South Africa)
37 km SE from epicenter
T0 + 24 min
Everything shook and vibrated and there was a loud but low rumble and the dogs in neighbourhood barked. Was not a good or funny experience at all. Where did it start? It went on for like 1 min+1
Heidelberg (South Africa)
37 km SE from epicenter
T0 + 23 min
Het geslaap... Hom gehoor kom, vreeslik geskrik toe hy die huis ruk, en hom gehoor weg gaan ook....0
Midrand (South Africa)
37 km N from epicenter
T0 + 9 min
House was rumbling for 20 seconds0
Midrand (South Africa)
37 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 27 min
Heard and felt the vibration, dogs barked, windows rattled.0
Ekurhuleni (South Africa)
37 km E from epicenter
T0 + 25 min
Woke up with a fright. Could feel and hear the ground shaking.0
Ekurhuleni (South Africa)
37 km E from epicenter
T0 + 31 min
Felt shaking and heard loud rumblings for a good couple of seconds. Woke us out of bed.0
Midrand (South Africa)
37 km N from epicenter
T0 + 27 min
All the hadada took of crying as the earthquake started, it shook me and the house considerably that I thought the houses may collapse and made me stay up a while as to should I still be in the house if it could collapse if there’s a aftershocks.+1
Heidelberg (South Africa)
38 km SE from epicenter
T0 + 14 min
Was a out 2:38/ 2:39 AM, we were sleeping when it happend, the house at first got a massive shoulk and at first sounded like a car or something driving into our house. The earth shoulk for about 10-15 seconds after that.0
Heidelberg (South Africa)
38 km SE from epicenter
T0 + 20 min
House vibrated0
Ekurhuleni (South Africa)
38 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 374 min
I thought it was wind till l felt the wall shaking0
Tembisa (South Africa)
38 km N from epicenter
T0 + 34 min
my bed was literally shaking as if something was trying to pick it up0
Heidelberg (South Africa)
38 km SE from epicenter
T0 + 25 min
It was verry scary. Everything just shaked.0
Midrand (South Africa)
38 km N from epicenter
T0 + 26 min
That was scary. Lasted for quite a few minutes0
Diepsloot (South Africa)
38 km NW from epicenter
T0 + 22 min
Woke up from sleep. House creaking.0
Tembisa (South Africa)
38 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 18 min
Was hectic and kept going0
Ekurhuleni (South Africa)
38 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 412 min
Windows and doors rattled.0
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