On Friday night an earthquake of magnitude 3.3 occurred 28 km east of Viljoenskroon, Fezile Dabi District Municipality in the Free State.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10 km.
Cities and towns close to the epicentre may have experienced very weak shaking, said the EMSC. This would have included Vredefort (pop. 14 600), Viljoenskroon (pop. 55 000), and Parys (pop. 71 300).
The Free State tremor follows a series of small quakes recorded in other provinces in 2024. Honourable mentions are a magnitude…
