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Witness location : Randfontein (South Africa) (9 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 52 min

Vibrations

Witness location : Soweto (South Africa) (9 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Quite scary

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (14 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

House rumbled loudly and bed vibrated.

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (15 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 50 min

Scary

Witness location : Roodepoort (South Africa) (16 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 41 min

It was scary

Witness location : Roodepoort (South Africa) (17 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 35 min

It was loud and scary

Witness location : Krugersdorp (South Africa) (17 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

So cool and a little scary

Witness location : Roodepoort (South Africa) (17 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Building and windows rattled

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (17 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 19 min

Felt the tremor for about 10-30 seconds. We live in the first floor of a four storey apartment. The building shook but nothing fell down and we immediately knew it was an earthquake

Witness location : Krugersdorp (South Africa) (18 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Smallish one.

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (18 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

It was very bad, we thought the house was gonna go down. Even dog started to bark outside

Witness location : Roodepoort (South Africa) (18 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Felt it

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (18 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

House and windows rattled for 5-7 seconds

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (19 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 0 min

Hectic

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (19 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

WowzerThat was a big one!

Witness location : Roodepoort (South Africa) (20 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Roodepoort area - felt the walls and windows shake. Lasted about 3 to 4 seconds

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (20 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

Heard rumbling sound, windows rattled and couch shock

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (20 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Whole house rumbled for a few seconds, windows shook!

Witness location : Roodepoort (South Africa) (21 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 74 min

House shook slightly for about 4 seconds. At first I thought it was just some jock in a Golf with a big subwoofer.

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (21 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Tremor felt in Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa at 21:25, only about 5 secs.

Witness location : Roodepoort (South Africa) (22 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Felt long

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (23 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

Short earth quake about 5-7 seconds long.

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (23 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

Lasting 10 to 15 seconds constant rumbling

Witness location : Riverlea (South Africa) (25 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 38 min

Scary, but not do strong as few months ago

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (25 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Tremor like

Witness location : Randburg (South Africa) (26 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

My home shook badly

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (27 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Lite rattling

Witness location : Riverlea (South Africa) (27 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Quite a Strong vertical vibration, with ceilings vibrating loudly

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (28 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

Minor tremble felt in my house, windows rattled, effectively the same as heavy wind

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (28 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 86 min

Hello am mohamud from mayfair johannesburg around 9.15 pm my bed shaken once in seconds and fallowed by heavy sound of wind.

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (30 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

What the hell is going on in this city!

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (30 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

All the windows in the house shook

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (30 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

I felt this earthquake too, but I think it was an aftereffect of the one previously felt over 2 months ago. We live in a double storey house, and the 2nd floor felt it, it felt like the roof was shaking.

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (30 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Felt in the West Rand of Johannesburg.

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (30 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 40 min

hectic vibration

Witness location : Randburg (South Africa) (31 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

21:25 pmFelt a tremor

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (32 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 755 min

In bed, heard and felt slight tremor

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (32 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 103 min

Very little effects in randburg. Maybe a little movement but it was almost like I felt dizzy so didnt think it was a tremor or quake.

Witness location : Alberton (South Africa) (38 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2 min

Light shaking in Albertsdal