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Magnitude 5 quake strikes South Africa


A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hits Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday morning, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

Sun 11 Jun 2023 | 12:51 PM
Magnitude 5 quake strikes South Africa
Magnitude 5 quake strikes South Africa
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A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hits Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday morning, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The (USGS)added that the quake occurred at 0038 GMT at a depth of ten kilometers.

Some Johannesburg residents reported feeling tremors

Security risk and crisis management consultancy Crisis24, said there were no reports of damage or injuries as a result of the quake.

In August 2014, a 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit a gold mining town near Johannesburg.

The last major quake to hit South Africa was a 6.3-magnitude tremor that struck the Western Cape province in 1969.