Earthquakes can be scary — stillness and calm preceding a sudden, violent shaking. Often, they can be devastating, as was the case in Türkiye in February, when an earthquake measuring about 7.8 ...

South Africa’s largest city, Johannesburg was hit with a 5.0 magnitude earthquake early Sunday morning, Reuters reports. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake happened ...

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake on Sunday struck near Johannesburg, shaking buildings across South Africa's most populous province, the Unites States Geological Survey reported.

South Africa: Earthquake Hits Parts of Gauteng. ... the Free State was also hit by earth tremors but did not cause any ... also confirmed that the earthquake hit about 60 km South of Bloemfontein.

Two earthquakes hit South Africa over the weekend. The Council for Geoscience confirmed that Friday’s earth tremor was indeed an earthquake and that it occurred roughly 39km west of the massive ...

An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit the Stilfontein-Klerksdorp-Orkney region on Tuesday, 5 August 2014, causing one confirmed fatality, 17 injuries, and damage to buildings.

Zulu warriors arrive at the royal palace in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, on Saturday. On Friday, a woman in Morocco receives medical treatment after a deadly 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the ...

One person was killed and 17 injured when a 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit South Africa on Tuesday, causing scares in North West mining operations and evacuations in large parts of the country. "For ...

Professor Drennan said its very difficult to predict if South Africa will experience a major earthquake with catastrophic consequences. Johannesburg residents were shaken awake on Thursday morning ...

South Africa: KZN Hit By Double Earthquakes. ... An independent meteorologist, Dr Angelo Hoorn, estimated Saturday's earth tremor to be around 4.6 magnitude, according to the Citizen newspaper.