Johannesburg:
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake on Sunday struck close to Johannesburg, shaking buildings throughout South Africa’s most populous province, the Unites States Geological Survey reported.
The tremor struck at 2:38 am (0038 GMT) round 10 kilometres (six miles) beneath the floor, the USGS stated.
Buildings shook throughout the province of Gauteng, the place Johannesburg, the nation’s largest metropolis and industrial hub, is situated.
Residents throughout the province felt the tremor and a few posted photos on social media exhibiting minor structural damages of partitions.
In August 2014, a 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit a gold mining city close to Johannesburg.
The final main quake to hit South Africa was a 6.3-magnitude tremor that struck the Western Cape province in 1969.
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