{"id":495865,"date":"2023-06-11T07:16:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T05:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=495865"},"modified":"2023-06-11T18:16:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T16:16:20","slug":"earthquake-rocks-gauteng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/trending\/495865-earthquake-rocks-gauteng.html","title":{"rendered":"Earthquake rocks Gauteng"},"content":{"rendered":"

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake with an epicentre in the South of Johannesburg shook Gauteng at 02:38 on Sunday morning, the Council of Geosciences reports.<\/p>\n

Residents of South Africa\u2019s most populous city received a rude awakening on Sunday morning, with several reporting the tremor on social media.<\/p>\n

Videos from security cameras that captured the earthquake also quickly started circulating online.<\/p>\n

According to the US Geological Survey<\/a><\/strong>, the earthquake happened near the coordinates 26.328\u00b0S, 28.139\u00b0E at a depth of 10km.<\/p>\n

The Council of Geosciences had more precise coordinates: 26.2835\u00b0S, 28.1284\u00b0E. The margin of uncertainty for the latitude was 2.5km and 3.1km for the longitude.<\/p>\n

Recent data from the SA National Seismograph Network shows that this was the largest earthquake in recent history.<\/p>\n

South Africa was hit by a similar earthquake<\/strong><\/a> on 30 July 2021. Although smaller, at a magnitude of 4.2, it also originated from the South of Johannesburg on the outskirts of Katlehong, near Alberton.<\/p>\n

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Earthquake epicentre as per SA Council for Geosciences, 11 June 2023<\/p><\/div>\n

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#earthquake<\/a> felt in Jhb, South Africa #tremor<\/a> #joburg<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/2jP9HVVznE<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 TSNuttley (@NuttleyTs) June 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n