Twitter ablaze as tremor felt in parts of KZN
Within minutes of a tremor shaking parts of South Africa, social media sites were abuzz with some KZN residents claiming they felt the earth move.
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An earthquake in Botswana was felt as far as Johannesburg and in parts of KZN.
The US Geological Survey says a 6.5 magnitude quake was recorded near the Kalahari game reserve - some 250 km north west of the capital, Gaborone, and at a depth of about 29km.
KZN residents say they felt the tremor in the South Beach area while others said they could feel buildings moving.
In Gauteng - the tremor was felt in Kempton Park, Pretoria East, Tzaneen, Zeerust and Rustenburg.
The tremor struck at around 7:30pm last night with several people posting videos of their experience on social media, saying that it lasted more than a minute.
I was sitting on a car when it happened but didn't think it was something big until people were talking about it https://t.co/ovzeZDZDWz
— Sandile Wela (@SandileWela) April 4, 2017
@ecr9495 @ECR_Newswatch tremor felt at addington hospital
— sandy seukanundun (@sandyseukanund1) April 4, 2017
@ecr9495 @ECR_Newswatch Yes indeed here in Toti too, for nearly 2 minutes , just before it stated my parrot flew all ober
— Eugene Pieterse (@73d4fbd220584f7) April 3, 2017
My parents felt the #tremor in Plettenberg Bay.
— Zane Derbyshire (@ZaneD) April 3, 2017
As Vaal university of technology students run for their lives😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣#tremor pic.twitter.com/dgqqOA7JJ0
— sabrina modika (@briyanah) April 4, 2017
USGS - 6.8 magnitude quake in Botswana. That's very, very big. Here's the location. #tremor #earthquake pic.twitter.com/hmczMg4LlR
— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) April 3, 2017
Second #Tremor today in Pretoria, this one lasted a bit longer! 😳
— 18 March🎂🎁 (@TshidiNchabelen) April 3, 2017
Did anyone else feel that #tremor ??? #PretoriaEast 🤔
— Tayla Welch (@TaylaWelch) April 3, 2017