Earthquake in Dieprivier
Authorities have clarified confusion about whether or not a tremor was felt in the Milnerton area on Wednesday Residents reported feeling a tremor late on Wednesday afternoon.
The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management initially
said it did not receive any reports.
‘’The City's Disaster Risk Management Centre has not been
able to verify reports of an apparent tremor or blast in the Milnerton area
late yesterday afternoon. DRM has also made contact with one of the quarries in
the area regarding the reports of a blast. They confirmed that their last blast
was several weeks ago, and that none of the other quarries in the vicinity had
any blast events either,’’ said Charlotte Powell, Disaster Risk Management
Centre spokesperson.
‘’We also checked in with various emergency services and
none have received calls related to a tremor, or any injuries resulting from
such an incident,’’ she added.
PICTURE: Physics WorldHowever, the Council for Geoscience later confirmed that it
was indeed an earthquake.
In a statement the council's Mahlatse Mononela said that an
earth tremor occurred at around 17:37, and that analysis shows that the
earthquake registered at a local magnitude of approximately 1.4. The epicentre
was located along the Diep River in close proximity to the Milnerton area.
The @CGS_RSA can confirm a 1.4 magnitude earthquake that occurred yesterday in Diepriver, Cape Town. pic.twitter.com/P7OGCMUwQP
— CGS (@CGS_RSA) March 28, 2024
Done by: Mitchum George
Comments