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Witness location : Gaborone (Botswana) (237 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 183 min

I sat on the couch watching TV.. Suddenly my couch started shaking and my roof started making noise.. Every one came out of their houses ..we even felt the ground shaking after few minutes everything came back to normal... But it's really scary...

Witness location : Gaborone (Botswana) (237 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

If you feel an earthquake just run outside to an open area

Witness location : Gaborone (Botswana) (237 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

Very loud rumble that got louder over about 5 minutes and then ebbed away. Something fell over in the garage, but otherwise no apparent damage. Very scary and everyone in the house panicked.

Witness location : Gaborone (Botswana) (237 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1775 min

I thought it was our neighbors having a party and blasting their music, honestly, but then the shaking became intense and spread 'round the whole house.! I thought we were gonna die

Witness location : Gaborone (Botswana) (238 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 629 min

The bed was vibrating and it felt as if the house might crush

Witness location : Gaborone (Botswana) (240 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 89 min

Strong and terrifying vibration ended up going outside the yard, looking up and expecting blast,but it just stopped no harm.

Witness location : Gaborone (Botswana) (241 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 703 min

Had no idea how to react! It was a scary moment

Witness location : Gaborone (Botswana) (242 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 100 min

Was scary! No damage, just some rough shaking. Gaborone, Botswana

Witness location : (South Africa) (256 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Ground was shaking for almost two min. Felt very strong

Witness location : (South Africa) (262 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 39 min

It sounded like a truck driving on a dirt road just before it hit the lodge. Windows,walls and floor shaked while the quake hit us.

Witness location : (South Africa) (330 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

It lasted very long must be Jacob Zuma stealing the last of our Beloved country

Witness location : Bobonong (Botswana) (342 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 83 min

Vibrations were massive as it was first experience

Witness location : Rustenburg (South Africa) (401 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Slight swaying back and forth at low frequency. About 5Hz

Witness location : Rustenburg (South Africa) (404 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 49 min

Petrified

Witness location : (South Africa) (411 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 65 min

Felt it. Hubby thought dog was scratching herself against his chair. I decided to rather go outside in the open. Padlock swayed for quite a while. 2 earthquakes in one day, not funny.

Witness location : (South Africa) (415 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Scary!

Witness location : (South Africa) (439 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Our whole house was shaking and we didn't know what was going on. Hartbeespoort Northwest region South africa

Witness location : Broederstroom (South Africa) (448 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 37 min

Windows rattling at 7:45pm. Slight earth shaking

Witness location : Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) (450 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 65 min

Heard and felt a rattle but we were not sure what it was. Blamed the squirrels ... then we received messages on a group chat all commenting on their experiences

Witness location : Pretoria (South Africa) (456 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

I thought my dog was under my chair and scratching herself. Pretoria

Witness location : Pretoria (South Africa) (459 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Felt it in Pretoria, Mountain View Area. Scary this morning and now again.

Witness location : Pretoria (South Africa) (460 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 128 min

Vibration lasting 2 minutes. Sinoville, Pretoria

Witness location : Pretoria (South Africa) (461 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 93 min

Pretoria, South Africa

Witness location : Centurion (South Africa) (466 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 96 min

I felt it thru my chair & heard a bit of rattling & saw a curtain swinging … but there was air movement inside.

Witness location : Pretoria (South Africa) (466 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Everything started to shake

Witness location : Pretoria (South Africa) (466 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 74 min

I was sitting on my couch and it shook 😨

Witness location : Centurion (South Africa) (467 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

Lasted about 1min, even our mirrors on the wall was shaking! Creepy!

Witness location : Centurion (South Africa) (467 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Furniture and blinds shook

Witness location : Centurion (South Africa) (467 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 35 min

About 30s to a minute long.

Witness location : Centurion (South Africa) (467 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1453 min

Is was scary my whole computer screen were shaking then the hole table, then i felt to floor under neath me shaking. Went on for about 2 min.

Witness location : Centurion (South Africa) (467 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Bad in Valhalla Pretoria

Witness location : Krugersdorp (South Africa) (467 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Rumbled for a few minutes

Witness location : Krugersdorp (South Africa) (468 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 38 min

Krugersdorp , South Africa

Witness location : Pretoria (South Africa) (469 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 62 min

The security gate at my front door was rattling. I steadied it but it started rattling again. The neighbourhood dogs were quiet. No tremors under my feet. If not for the gate, I wouldn't have known about the earthquake.

Witness location : Krugersdorp (South Africa) (470 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

Unusual and very unusual for twice in one day

Witness location : Centurion (South Africa) (471 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

Furniture and blinds shook

Witness location : Pretoria (South Africa) (472 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 54 min

Felt it for at least 3 minutes in Pretoria, South Africa.

Witness location : Randfontein (South Africa) (472 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Bed was shaking and kids started getting scared

Witness location : Pretoria (South Africa) (473 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Felt the movement for a long time, probably 90 seconds, in 2 waves. Scary.

Witness location : Pretoria (South Africa) (475 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 42 min

Scary. Not used to feeling earthquakes in South Africa.

Witness location : Carletonville (South Africa) (477 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

A little more intense as the one of this morning

Witness location : Carletonville (South Africa) (477 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

I think my desk is still vibrating?

Witness location : Roodepoort (South Africa) (478 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 18 min

It lasted for more than 15 to 30,seconds. Roodepoort Gauteng

Witness location : Sandton (South Africa) (479 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

Slight vibration , mostly went undetected , lasted for a few seconds

Witness location : Randburg (South Africa) (480 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 26 min

Clear tremors about 2 minutes. Scared our pets. The african grey felt it before us and went crazy.

Witness location : Sandton (South Africa) (485 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Johannesburg, hotel in Sandton, 3rd floor. Clearly felt. Shaking was not intense but persistent. I think I felt two different ones, very close to each other. Around 30 seconds

Witness location : Randburg (South Africa) (485 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

Table was shaking and drinks ripples

Witness location : Randburg (South Africa) (485 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Bed & mirrors were trembling

Witness location : Randburg (South Africa) (485 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 35 min

Slight shake for a few seconds.

Witness location : Lupane (Zimbabwe) (487 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 129 min

Lights,doors & tables shaking

Witness location : Grootfontein Country Estates (South Africa) (487 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

My windows was vibrating and I thought oh well I have a HUGE rat problem in the roof, like super rodents!

Witness location : Louis Trichardt (South Africa) (488 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 67 min

Shelves and wall units shaking lasted for about 50 seconds

Witness location : Kempton Park (South Africa) (492 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Started hearing things rattle and then felt the shaking for about a minute

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (494 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 27 min

Strong tremor. Shaking. Rattling. Lasted 20s or so

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (494 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

Ground floor, doors rattled. Have heard on second and third floors that objects fell off tables etc

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (494 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 48 min

On the 3rd floor of a building, I would guess 3cm movement

Witness location : Johannesburg (South Africa) (494 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 62 min

Tremor

Witness location : Klerksdorp (South Africa) (494 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

Heard windows shudder

Witness location : (South Africa) (494 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 265 min

It lasted at least two minutes

Witness location : (South Africa) (495 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 40 min

Smaller tremor this morning 05h15

Witness location : Kempton Park (South Africa) (495 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 49 min

Thought dog was scratching himself until birds went crazy and realised dog  was asleep. My husband said water in pool was going crazy.

Witness location : (South Africa) (504 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

On bed. Shaking lightly. Wife thought it was me and after about 15 seconds she confronted me. Then it started to go more heavier. Then the birds started making noise. Then all gone

Witness location : Benoni (South Africa) (506 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

My bed shook, the mirror rattled, I was puzzled called friend and we both witnessed it for at least 3 minutes

Witness location : De Deur (South Africa) (507 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

1min gentle tremor

Witness location : (South Africa) (508 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 494 min

Weird sound, water in jug making micro waves, dogs unsettled, parrot falling from it's roost, family members flabbergasted until one said what is happening must be a earthquake. The most primordial experience!

Witness location : Boksburg (South Africa) (508 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

It's going on for more then 30 seconds

Witness location : Boksburg (South Africa) (508 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 51 min

In Boksburg aftershocks effect weren't as severe as other areas windows where vibrating for a few seconds. Other areas in Johannesburg and Pretoria  had them worse.

Witness location : Benoni (South Africa) (509 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

Lasted about a 2 minutes

Witness location : Benoni (South Africa) (509 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Everything in the house was shaking some of them were falling the French doors were making a sound

Witness location : Vereeniging (South Africa) (521 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 145 min

Felt it at about 19h50 the ground move from west to east slight fast golts and then a big movement and the a couple of fast small golts again

Witness location : Modjadjiskloof (South Africa) (522 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 62 min

Lasted about a minute. Quite scary.

Witness location : (Zambia) (522 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 51 min

First time ever to feel a tremor. Was quite scary!

Witness location : Meyerton (South Africa) (529 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 624 min

Light bed shake

Witness location : Parys (South Africa) (530 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 43 min

Felt in Parys, Freestate. Lasted about 2 minutes. Never seen my furniture dance around before!

Witness location : Viljoenskroon (South Africa) (540 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 47 min

We were a sleep and woke up from it it were bad

Witness location : Koppies (South Africa) (567 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 37 min

Light vibrations, lasted about 30 seconds

Witness location : Gweru (Zimbabwe) (593 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 239 min

It was just the rattling sound,more like a helicopter passing through and was close to the roof. Lasted for about three minutes

Witness location : Wesselsbron (South Africa) (595 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Windows vibrate

Witness location : Welkom (South Africa) (615 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 35 min

My bed felt like a water bed

Witness location : Standerton (South Africa) (631 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 83 min

Tremors from the botswana quake.

Witness location : White River (South Africa) (665 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 48 min

Felt the quake. Were on the couch end heard the frames on the wall ratle.

Witness location : Bloemfontein (South Africa) (725 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 50 min

The floor and windows trembled