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By Chad Williams 
19h ago
Cape Town – An offshore earthquake occurred in the early hours of Tuesday just 60 kilometers off the coast of Cape Town, confirmed the Council for Geosciences (CGS), which is the custodian of South Africa’s National Network of Seismographs.
With a measurement of 3.4 on the Richter scale as recorded by the network, this is the third earthquake recorded this year.
The CGS said it received many reports from Cape Town residents experiencing the quake. It is not uncommon for tremors to occur in the ocean, the council added in a statement.
It did not issue a tsunami warning and assured the public that there was no cause for panic.
On September 26, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Africa, 1,918 km from Cape Town. Its epicenter was reportedly at a depth of 10 kilometers. There were no reports of damage.
A second tremor was felt a few hours after the initial one, but authorities said the two were not linked.
According to the CGS, the quake registered a preliminary 2.3 on the local magnitude scale, with its epicenter around 5-6 kilometers north of Durbanville, which is 29 kilometers from Cape Town.
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 on the coast of Cape Town.
Magnitude: 3,5
47 km from Saldanha Bay Local Municipality · 00:27#Tremor #CapeTown pic.twitter.com/VWPoNUzBU7— SA Updates (@SA_Updates_) November 16, 2020
#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
M3.5 #earthquake (#aardbewing) strikes 76 km NW of Cape Town (South Africa) 25 min ago. Updated map of its effects: pic.twitter.com/8B0hUcka0T
— EMSC (@LastQuake) November 16, 2020
M3.5 #earthquake (#earthquake) hits 76 km NW of Cape Town (South Africa) 25 minutes ago. Updated map of its effects: pic.twitter.com/8B0hUcka0T
– EMSC (@LastQuake) November 16, 2020
African News Agency (ANA)
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