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Allanridge (0 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : I was sitting and I felt like I'm about to fall and I looked up and I could see the house shaking.
Event status: disregarded [?]
Reported seismic-like event (likely no quake): 11 km northwest of Kutloanong, South Africa, Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 4:30 pm (GMT +2) -
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5 May 15:21 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 51 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 5, 2022 14:30:24 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 4:30 pm (GMT +2) |
| Status | disregarded |
| Magnitude | unknown (3?) |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 27.77141°S / 26.65935°E  (Lejweleputswa District Municipality, Orange Free State, South Africa) |
| Antipode | 27.771°N / 153.341°W |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking |
| Felt | 1 report |
| Primary data source | VolcanoDiscovery (User-reported shaking) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 2 km (2 mi) SE of Allanridge (pop: 31,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 11 km (7 mi) NW of Kutloanong (pop: 95,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Welkom (pop: 431,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 30 km (19 mi) ENE of Wesselsbron (pop: 42,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 42 km (26 mi) NNW of Virginia (pop: 122,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 43 km (26 mi) WNW of Hennenman (pop: 22,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 43 km (27 mi) S of Bothaville (pop: 71,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 156 km (97 mi) NNE of Bloemfontein (pop: 463,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 175 km (109 mi) SW of Vereeniging (Gauteng) (pop: 474,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 272 km (169 mi) SSW of Pretoria (Gauteng) (pop: 1,619,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  23.2°C (74 F), humidity: 29%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from SSW |
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