By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
A tremor measuring 2.7 on the Richter scale was recorded in Centurion, between Pretoria and Midrand, on Sunday afternoon.
? BREAKING: 2.7-MAGNITUDE TREMOR WITH EPICENTRE NEAR CENTURION RECORDED AT 13:29 ON SUNDAY!!!
— Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) February 27, 2022
According to the earthquake monitor on the Council for Geoscience website, the tremor hit at 1:29pm.
The recording is obtained from waveforms recorded by the SA National Seismograph Network.
According to the council, the information provides both automated and analysed assessment of the earthquake parameters.
It warns that the information published online is “considered preliminary, unless otherwise indicated”.
Some social media users said they also felt the tremor as far as Kempton Park, Mabopane and Rooihuiskraal among other areas.
It was a minor earthquake guys – we are safe, our little province called Namibia is not invading us as the mother country. ?? pic.twitter.com/xssrjpK19D
— PhaṱhuMakwarela (@PhathuMakwarela) February 27, 2022
Was it an earth tremor at 13:30 in Rooihuiskraal, #Centurion?
— Fhumudzani (@fhum_rats) February 27, 2022
The quake was not only felt by locals residents from Centurion, Midrand and other northern suburbs of Johannesburg were also shaken from their slumber by the rattling thunder-like noise.