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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>By Mail and Guardian<\/b><\/p>\n

JOHANNESBURG \u2013 A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 was reported in Johannesburg in the early hours of Sunday morning, and has been confirmed by seismologists at the United States Geological Survey (USGS).<\/p>\n

Benoni resident Delwyn Verasamy said he felt the tremors at about 2.39am \u201cwith 10 to 15 seconds of continuous shaking, enough to wake up from sleeping\u201d.<\/p>\n

Verasamy said the intensity of the earthquake set dogs off and sent birds flying away.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve felt anything this intense, personally, before,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Various social media reports indicate the quake was felt by residents across Johannesburg.<\/p>\n

The earthquake struck about 10 kilometres below the surface, and six kilometres SSE of Alberton, according to the USGS.<\/p>\n

It is unclear at this stage if it has led to any damages or injury.<\/p>\n

Should the preliminary magnitude of this quake not alter, it will register above the moderate tremor felt in 2019, which registered 4.9.<\/p>\n

This is a developing story.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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