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An earthquake struck Boksburg in the east of Johannesburg at 6.32am on Friday, the SA Council of Geoscience confirmed.Image: 123rf/ Jerry Rainey
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Earthquake of 3.5 magnitude strikes Boksburg

An earthquake struck Boksburg in the east of Johannesburg at 6.32am on Friday. The Council for Geoscience said preliminary data indicated that the earthquake measured 3.5 magnitude on the Richter scale. “At this point‚ it does seem like…

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A damaged building is seen after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico June 23, 2020. The building had already been damaged in a 2017 earthquake.                                                                                  Image: REUTERS/ Carlos Jasso
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Powerful quake in southern Mexico kills six

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico on Tuesday, killing six people, sending hundreds fleeing from their homes and forcing the closure of a major state-owned oil refinery. Hundreds of aftershocks were reported in the hours…

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KwaZulu-Natal hit by ‘massive tremor’

Hundreds of KwaZulu-Natal residents from Umhlanga to Underberg were left shaken, literally, on Thursday when they experienced what has been described as a tremor. The movement lasted for about 10 seconds with social media users posting…

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