These are the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in South Africa

Mining activities in South Africa are often the underlying cause of the country’s tremors. Image: Pixabay

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre , the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10 km. The Ceres-Tulbagh earthquake is the strongest earthquake to shake South Africa since measurements began around 1900.The 2014 Orkney earthquake occurred on 5 August, with the epicentre near Orkney – a gold-mining town in the North-West province of South Africa.) in South Africa. This made it the biggest earthquake in South Africa since the 1969 Tulbagh quake.

were eventually brought to the surface and treated for minor injuries, including lacerations, contusions and a broken leg.2 400 meters underground in Stilfontein in the North-West. Approximately 3 200 miners were underground when the quake hit, but by evening, 3 158 had been rescued.

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