Roof of Bedfordview pub caves in during Gauteng quake
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.
The tremor struck at 2:38 am around 10 kilometres below the surface, the USGS said.
Buildings shook across Gauteng and caused some structural damage to buildings on the East Rand,
Ekurhuleni emergency services says the roof of a pub in Bedfordview caved during the quake.
"On arrival we found that the ceiling of a pub had caved in. There was no casualties," said EMS spokesperson William Ntladi.
"We basically had to close up the operation of that pub for safety reasons. Further than that, there is no other areas that we received that needed our attention thus far."
Residents across the province felt the tremor and some posted pictures on social media showing minor structural damages of walls.
In August 2014, a 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit a gold mining town near Johannesburg.
The last major quake to hit South Africa was a 6.3-magnitude tremor that struck the Western Cape province in 1969.
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