Cape Town – A 6 A magnitude 2 earthquake off the coast of southern Africa worried some Cape Town residents on Saturday evening
The earthquake, which occurred 1918 km SSE of Cape Town, struck around 522 hours, according to the US Geological Survey
With its epicenter at a depth of 10 kilometers, there have been no tsunami warnings or reports of damage
The Koeberg nuclear power plant outside Cape Town and Astron Energy, which owns Caltex, assured residents that there was no immediate danger or need to evacuate
Cape Town has confirmed having received reports of earthquakes but is still awaiting official confirmation
« There have been reports from many suburbs of an earthquake, » said Charlotte Powell, public education and preparedness manager
« The Center for Disaster Risk Management is unable to provide comments on the apparent seismic event until it has been confirmed by the South African Council for the Geosciences
« However, we can confirm at this stage that the earthquake does not appear to have had any impact on public safety infrastructure
« The City urges the public to report any potential impact to our public emergency communication center by dialing 021 480 7700 from a cell phone or 107 from a landline, » she said.
Several Capetonians said they felt tremors for up to two hours after the seismic event and many of them took to social media to share their experience
Yeah, it was a real inverted earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2! 2020 does not playLat: -4802 & Long: 3172Depth: 10 km Location: 1918 km SSE Cape Town, South Africa
Most cases of light to moderate shaking were from Melkbosstrand and Blouberg, with a number of people reporting their homes shaking Some residents of Bellville reported light shaking
Gosh who was really terrifying Amazing to think it was so far from Cape Town and yet so noisy here!
A notice published just after 8 p.m. warned South Africans to expect aftershocks in the next few hours
Earthquake, Cape Town, South Africa, Tsunami
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SOURCE: https://www.w24news.com
