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Tremors felt in Cape Town after 6.2 earthquake south of Africa

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A 6.2-magnitude earthquake off the coast of southern Africa had some Cape Town residents worried on Saturday night as reports of tremors and mild to moderate shaking of buildings flooded in.

The quake, which occurred 1918 km SSE of Cape Town, hit at around 5.10 pm, according to the US Geological Survey.The Koeberg nuclear power plant outside Cape Town and Astron Energy, which owns Caltex, have assured locals that there was no immediate danger and no need to evacuate.

“Reports have come from numerous suburbs of a tremor that was experienced,” said Charlotte Powell, the head of Public Awareness and Preparedness. “We can however confirm at this stage that the tremor did not appear to cause any impact on infrastructure of public safety. Several Capetonians reported feeling tremors up to two hours after the seismic event and many of them took to social media to share their experience.Yup, it was a proper flipping Earthquake with a 6,2 Magnitude! 2020 is not playing around.— Brent Lindeque

 

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