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99 testimonies
Gaborone (Botswana)
237 km S from epicenter
T0 + 183 min
I sat on the couch watching TV.. Suddenly my couch started shaking and my roof started making noise.. Every one came out of their houses ..we even felt the ground shaking after few minutes everything came back to normal... But it's really scary...0
Gaborone (Botswana)
237 km S from epicenter
T0 + 23 min
If you feel an earthquake just run outside to an open area+3
Gaborone (Botswana)
237 km S from epicenter
T0 + 29 min
Very loud rumble that got louder over about 5 minutes and then ebbed away. Something fell over in the garage, but otherwise no apparent damage. Very scary and everyone in the house panicked.+5
Gaborone (Botswana)
237 km S from epicenter
T0 + 1775 min
I thought it was our neighbors having a party and blasting their music, honestly, but then the shaking became intense and spread 'round the whole house.! I thought we were gonna die+1
Gaborone (Botswana)
238 km S from epicenter
T0 + 629 min
The bed was vibrating and it felt as if the house might crush+1
Gaborone (Botswana)
240 km S from epicenter
T0 + 89 min
Strong and terrifying vibration ended up going outside the yard, looking up and expecting blast,but it just stopped no harm.+2
Gaborone (Botswana)
241 km S from epicenter
T0 + 703 min
Had no idea how to react! It was a scary moment +1
Gaborone (Botswana)
242 km S from epicenter
T0 + 100 min
Was scary! No damage, just some rough shaking. Gaborone, Botswana+1
South Africa
256 km SE from epicenter
T0 + 34 min
Ground was shaking for almost two min. Felt very strong+1
South Africa
262 km SE from epicenter
T0 + 39 min
It sounded like a truck driving on a dirt road just before it hit the lodge. Windows,walls and floor shaked while the quake hit us.+2
South Africa
330 km S from epicenter
T0 + 14 min
It lasted very long must be Jacob Zuma stealing the last of our Beloved country+3
Bobonong (Botswana)
342 km E from epicenter
T0 + 83 min
Vibrations were massive as it was first experience+1
Rustenburg (South Africa)
401 km SE from epicenter
T0 + 16 min
Slight swaying back and forth at low frequency. About 5Hz+1
Rustenburg (South Africa)
404 km SE from epicenter
T0 + 49 min
Petrified0
South Africa
411 km SE from epicenter
T0 + 65 min
Felt it. Hubby thought dog was scratching herself against his chair. I decided to rather go outside in the open. Padlock swayed for quite a while. 2 earthquakes in one day, not funny.+1
South Africa
415 km SE from epicenter
T0 + 6 min
Scary!+1
South Africa
439 km SE from epicenter
T0 + 17 min
Our whole house was shaking and we didn't know what was going on. Hartbeespoort Northwest region South africa+3
Broederstroom (South Africa)
448 km SE from epicenter
T0 + 37 min
Windows rattling at 7:45pm. Slight earth shaking +1
Bulawayo (Zimbabwe)
450 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 65 min
Heard and felt a rattle but we were not sure what it was. Blamed the squirrels ... then we received messages on a group chat all commenting on their experiences +1
Pretoria (South Africa)
456 km SE from epicenter
T0 + 10 min
I thought my dog was under my chair and scratching herself. Pretoria0
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