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By IOL Reporter 
4h ago
Cape Town – A 6.2-magnitude earthquake off the coast of southern Africa worried some Cape Town residents Saturday night.
The earthquake, which occurred 1918 km SSE of Cape Town, occurred around 5.10 pm, according to the United States Geological Survey.
With its epicenter at a depth of 10 kilometers, there were no tsunami warnings or reports of damage.
The Koeberg nuclear power plant on the outskirts of Cape Town and Astron Energy, which owns Caltex, have assured locals that there was no immediate danger and no need to evacuate.
The city of Cape Town has confirmed that it has received reports of tremors but is still awaiting official confirmation.
“Reports have come in from numerous suburbs of an earthquake being experienced,” said Charlotte Powell, director of Public Awareness and Preparedness.
“The Center for Disaster Risk Management is not in a position to provide comment on the apparent seismic event until it has been confirmed by the South African Council for Geosciences.
“However, we can confirm at this stage that the earthquake did not appear to cause any impact on the public safety infrastructure.
“The City urges the public to report any potential impact to our Public Emergency Communication Center by dialing 021 480 7700 from a cell phone or 107 from a land line,” he said.
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.
Among them was Good Things Guy’s Brent Lindeque, who confirmed the quake on Twitter.
Yes, it was a proper flipping earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2! 2020 is not playing.
Years: -48.02 and long: 31.72
Depth: 10 Km
Location: 1918km SSE of Cape Town, South Africa– Brent Lindeque (@BrentLindeque) September 26, 2020
Most reports of mild to moderate tremors come from Melkbosstrand and Blouberg, with several people reporting that their homes shook. Some Bellville residents reported slight shaking of the lamps.
It was horrible, my dogs went crazy !!!
– ElleB🐾🌿 (@Dootwa) September 26, 2020
God, that was really scary. Unbelievable to think that it was so far from Cape Town but so noisy here!
– karenventer.com (@karenventerbiz) September 26, 2020
LATEST NEWS: Something similar to an earthquake has just happened in Cape Town.
– Athi Mtongana (Artii_M) September 26, 2020
An advisory issued shortly after 8 pm warned South Africans to expect aftershocks in the next few hours.
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