The tremor was reportedly even felt in areas of Cape Town and Namibia.
Brandvlei, a small town in Northern Cape, was hit by a tremor on Sunday morning, with residents in areas as far as Cape Town feeling the earth shake.
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS) agency, it had a magnitude of 5.3 on the Richter Scale.
It also said the epicentre of the earthquake was 100km west of Brandvlei and was at a depth of 10km below the earth’s surface.
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