A mild earth tremor was felt in Johannesburg on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Council for Geoscience. Lead competency manager at the council, Michelle Grobbelaar, said that the city experienced the tremor around 14:45.
“It was quite a small event, magnitude 2. I would be very surprised if people did feel it,” she said.
However, generally speaking, a tremor with such a low magnitude was not noticed, especially during the day when people were busy.
Several people on social media seemed to feel it, though some more than others:
Reports of a #tremor in Johannesburg. Did anyone feel it?
— Sphiwe Hobasi (@MrCow_man) October 7, 2015
Indeed. Felt it in Sandton https://t.co/xzJcMU8Ly1
— Pony Boy (@biggestbossfan) October 7, 2015
was that an earth tremor?!
— Prockstar (@The_Thuls) October 7, 2015
SIZEABLE TREMOR : JHB & SURROUNDING. AWAIT UPDATE.
— REZA (@crimeairnetwork) October 7, 2015
