Tremor shakes Joburg
2006-01-24 11:49
Johanesburg - A seismic event measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale shook Johannesburg on Tuesday morning, the Council for Geosciences said.
"It measured 3.6 in magnitude around the East Rand Gold Mining area," geotechnologist Ian Saunders told Sapa.
It also measured 2km in depth when it started at 11:13, he said.
"It's definitely not serious but it's a large event for that area," he said.
He could not say what the cause of the seismic event was.
DRDGold spokesperson Ilja Graulich said, "We haven't got any reports yet of any incidents on our mines."
Willie Jacobsz of Goldfields said that it had not affected any of the company's West Rand operations.
Experts were studying data to learn more about the tremor.
- SAPA