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Witness location : Swartland (South Africa) (25 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Was sleeping woke me up

Witness location : (South Africa) (38 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

House and bed was shaking. Almost as if it happened in 2 "waves"

Witness location : Saldanha (South Africa) (45 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 49 min

Heard a rumble, growing in intensity.

Witness location : Saldanha (South Africa) (45 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 50 min

Heard a rumble.

Witness location : Atlantis (South Africa) (55 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 53 min

Felt like a train driving underneath our house

Witness location : Atlantis (South Africa) (55 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 146 min

Scary

Witness location : City of Cape Town (South Africa) (55 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Reports from all over area of cape Town about a strong tremor at 00h30 am sast

Witness location : Cape Town (South Africa) (56 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

It was a hard vibrating sound and the next moment everything underneath me vibrated heavily as result.

Witness location : Cape Town (South Africa) (57 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 343 min

The earthquake woke me up I felt my bed and body shake and heard a huge sound

Witness location : Atlantis (South Africa) (57 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 391 min

Sound like heavy truck coming near and walls and windows shaking. Wake up from it.

Witness location : Atlantis (South Africa) (58 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 325 min

My bed was shaking

Witness location : Atlantis (South Africa) (58 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 46 min

It felt worse than the one in September

Witness location : Sunset Beach (South Africa) (59 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

my couch was shaking. it woke me up

Witness location : Sunset Beach (South Africa) (59 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 36 min

me whole couch was shaking. this one was worst than last time.

Witness location : Cape Town (South Africa) (60 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

We just had another small earthquake 11 mins ago , Windows rattled and we rumbled for approx 1 min , from Melkbosstrand in Cape Town

Witness location : Sunset Beach (South Africa) (60 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 708 min

Lasted 10-15 seconds.

Witness location : Sunset Beach (South Africa) (65 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Felt it coming from inland in Big Bay, Cape Town

Witness location : Sunset Beach (South Africa) (65 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 37 min

Low rumble like a truck or plane an then the shaking

Witness location : Sunset Beach (South Africa) (67 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 402 min

It caused a rattle but was fleeting. No warning, it just happened and before you knew it, it had passed.

Witness location : Sunset Beach (South Africa) (67 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 375 min

I was sleeping at the time, but I woke up to a rumbling sound and felt the apartment shake. All the stuff on my dressing table was shaking, but not for too long. I live in West Beach, Bloubergstrand.

Witness location : Sunset Beach (South Africa) (68 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 519 min

In bed but awake at time.Felt/heard like a train approaching really close by.

Witness location : Cape Town (South Africa) (68 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Concern about the nuclear power station

Witness location : Sunset Beach (South Africa) (68 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 468 min

I heard a loud noise like thunder

Witness location : Sunset Beach (South Africa) (68 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 670 min

Sitting in a big comfy chair. Felt like I was sitting in a massage chair.

Witness location : Sunset Beach (South Africa) (68 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 22 min

Mild rumblings

Witness location : Cape Town (South Africa) (69 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 42 min

loud rumbling noise, then house shook

Witness location : Sunset Beach (South Africa) (69 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 45 min

Table view

Witness location : Cape Town (South Africa) (69 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 30 min

Felt that the whole house was shaking and being moved.

Witness location : Sunset Beach (South Africa) (69 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 17 min

Woken up by strange rumblings sounds,

Witness location : Sunset Beach (South Africa) (70 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Awoken by rumbling noise

Witness location : Cape Town (South Africa) (70 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

No serious effects — just a reasonably loud rumbling sound that lasted about ten seconds before tapering off.

Witness location : Sunset Beach (South Africa) (70 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 36 min

Plates and cupboards rattled. Felt like a train outside my house.

Witness location : Sunset Beach (South Africa) (70 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Woke up to a rumbling noise in Tableview area. The TV on the wall was making a noise but could not feel the bed shaking.

Witness location : Sunset Beach (South Africa) (70 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 375 min

Loud thundering sound that came rolling towards us followed by the ground shaking

Witness location : Sunset Beach (South Africa) (70 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Felt a huge rumble and the house shook. I live in Blouberg, Cape Town, South Africa

Witness location : Sunset Beach (South Africa) (70 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Huge rumble and my house shook.

Witness location : Sunset Beach (South Africa) (70 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1 min

Heard a tumble and earth shook

Witness location : Sunset Beach (South Africa) (70 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 451 min

Heard a rumble and the bed was shaking. Lasted about 5 seconds

Witness location : Cape Town (South Africa) (71 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25 min

Rumbling noise, felt a tremor

Witness location : Cape Town (South Africa) (71 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 96 min

Heard a loud rumble as if from a massive vehicle moving slowly down my street, accompanied by deep vibrations that appeared to be travelling inland from the coast. The intensity lasted for approx 10 seconds and tapered for about 3 seconds. No physical shaking of objects nor damage to structures in my location, but definite auditory and significant underfoot sensation experienced.

Witness location : Blouberg (South Africa) (71 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

Woke up to dog barking and a loud rumbling sound - did not feel earth shake but suspected it was a quake from past experience

Witness location : Blouberg (South Africa) (71 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 353 min

I was woken up by a rumbling sound and the windows rattling for about 10 seconds.

Witness location : Blouberg (South Africa) (71 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

My body moved on top of my bed

Witness location : Sunset Beach (South Africa) (71 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Rumbling sound and soft tremor.

Witness location : Sunset Beach (South Africa) (71 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 302 min

Was asleep and th shaking woke me up felt like someone was shaking the bed and then the dogs started to bark

Witness location : City of Cape Town (South Africa) (72 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 31 min

I hear the rumblings first then felted quake.

Witness location : City of Cape Town (South Africa) (72 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Felt In parow north. Woken from sleep

Witness location : City of Cape Town (South Africa) (72 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 24 min

Heard a long low rumble like the sound of an aero plane then the house shook

Witness location : City of Cape Town (South Africa) (72 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Earthquake was felt for at least 30 secpnds

Witness location : City of Cape Town (South Africa) (72 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 21 min

Windows and ceilings rattling for about 15 seconds. No damage but definitely felt the rumbling. Like a jet flying over very low

Witness location : City of Cape Town (South Africa) (72 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 15 min

A few seconds of rumbling and light shaking of the ground

Witness location : City of Cape Town (South Africa) (72 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 64 min

Everything was shaking for like 5 seconds.

Witness location : City of Cape Town (South Africa) (72 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 23 min

The whole family felt the shaking and heard the rumbling throughout the house, but no damage.

Witness location : Sunset Beach (South Africa) (72 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 37 min

A bit delayed on my report. I woke up with our metal sheeting roof rattling very loudly and my dogs were making a noise. A few home alarms around me also went of. Table View area