Tremors Shake Northern Cape, Aftereffects Felt As Far As Cape Town

An earthquake with a 5.3 magnitude occurred near Cape Town earlier this morning at around 251am on Sunday, 22 December,

The tremor was reported by several seismic activity tracking systems, which included the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System GDACS .

In addition, the earthquake was also felt as far as into the Northern Cape, 101 km west of Brandvlei, according to BSS News .

The earthquakes epicentre was 30.45 degrees south latitude and 19.44 degrees east longitude, with a depth of 10 km, the GDACS stated.

The tremor had exposed several communities to a Modified Mercalli Intensity MMI of V or greater, which corresponds to light to moderate shaking, as reported by Swisher Post .