Shallow 6.2-magnitude earthquake hits south of Africa, USGS says

Sputnik
Sat, 26 Sep 2020 20:11 UTC

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit south of Africa at around 17:10 GMT this Saturday with the epicentre lying at the depths of 10 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey

No tsunami warning has been issued yet. Meanwhile, people living in South Africa have been reporting tremors.

#SIMMSA #EARTHQUAKE
MAGNITUDE: 6.1Mw
SOUTH OF #AFRICA
2020-09-26, 17:10:24 UTC
DEPTH: 1 km. pic.twitter.com/Xv0oQP0fEg

— SIMMSA (@SIMMSAmex) September 26, 2020

The region is situated in a seismically active zone and is prone to tremors.