Reports of a tremor in Johannesburg
There have been dozens of reports of a tremor in parts of Johannesburg overnight.
Residents in the south of Johannesburg have taken to social media with reports of the tremor.
Some say they were left shaken at around midnight.
Yes, we felt it at 23:48 in Alberton, it was confirmed by other residents & comunity forum.
— Marlie Geyser (@Marlie_G) August 9, 2017
Indeed.. also from Alberton. Quite scary waking up to what sounded like an aeroplane on top of our house
— Karma J (@JeneKotze) August 9, 2017
yes around 11:55, it was strong the whole house was shaking
— Michelle Francis (@Venetiae) August 9, 2017
JHB - reports of an earth #Tremor being felt across the greater Johannesburg area
— Rob Beezy (@TrafficSA) August 8, 2017
Wow what a tremor in Johannesburg...#tremor #earthquake #DidYouFeelThat
— Neil Wood (@OnMyTime) August 8, 2017
Some social media users had some hilarious conspiracy theories as to what caused the tremor.
A bridge collapsed on the N3 highway at around the same time.
However, officials are unable to confirm at this stage whether the collapse was caused by the reported tremor.
Ekurhuleni EMS spokesperson William Ntladi says they are investigating the cause of the collapse.
Engineers from the SA National Road Agency (Sanral) are also on scene.