Some Western Cape residents reported experiencing tremors on Sunday morning after an alert for a 5.5 earthquake was reported in the Northern Cape. “A magnitude 5.5 earthquake took place 120km NNW of Calvinia, South Africa. The depth was 10km and was reported by EMSC,” Earthquake Alerts posted on X (formerly Twitter).

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A moderate earthquake struck western South Africa early on Sunday, with tremors reported across several regions.

@africanscribe wrote: “The seismic activity in the Northern Cape should be enough to raise eyebrows over Vaalputs, a 10,000-hectare nuclear waste site in Namaqualand, a mere 230km from Calvinia, where all low level radioactive waste from Koeberg is taken”.

JOHANNESBURG - The Northern Cape was jolted awake on Sunday morning. There are reports of a 5.3 magnitude earthquake near the town of Brandvlei. Seismic activity of this size normally results in moderate-to-light shaking.