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By IOL Reporter 
1 hour ago
Cape Town – A magnitude 3.5 earthquake that lasted 10 seconds shook Saldanha on Monday night, and residents in various parts of Cape Town felt the earth move.
Although the quake was small enough not to cause damage, many people felt weak shaking 100 km from the epicenter, Volcano Discovery reported.
The United States Geological Survey confirmed and said that the depth of the earthquake was 5 km.
On September 26, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake was detected approximately 1600 km offshore in Cape Town, which was then followed by tremors of magnitude 2.5 and 2.9 that were felt even in the northern suburbs.
At that moment a geophysicist warned that it could happen again.
Professor Andrzej Kijko, director of the Center for Natural Hazards at the University of Pretoria, said that if Cape Town were hit by a major seismic event, there would be significant damage to the city’s infrastructure and property.
#earthquake off the coast of Cape Town.
Magnitude: 3.5
47 km from the local municipality of Saldanha Bay · 00:27#Tremor #CapeTown pic.twitter.com/VWPoNUzBU7– SA updates (@SA_Updates_) November 16, 2020
Twitter users were quick to share their experience.
A slight earthquake of magnitude 3.5 that lasted about 10 seconds shook parts of Cape Town this morning.
– Sisonke Mlamla (@SISONKE_MD) November 17, 2020
Has anyone else just experienced an earthquake in the southern suburbs? #capetown #tremor
– IG | byron_k_a (@ barendse10) November 16, 2020
12:27 am Earth Tremor in Cape Town. My flat in Mowbray was shaking. Who else felt it? #CapeTown #Earthquake #Tremor pic.twitter.com/Rwiv4lAbE9
– Rabelani Lidzhade (@rabelaniCPT) November 16, 2020
12:28 am Earth Tremor in Cape Town. My house was shaking. Who else felt it? #CapeTown #Earthquake #Tremor
– Stanley Elebo (@SOElebo) November 16, 2020
Did anyone in Cape Town feel the shaking and where? I felt it quite strong in the city 😳 #capetown #earthquake #tremor
– SimoneLazo (@Simonelazo) November 16, 2020
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