“The End Is Near”: South Africans on Edge After Earth Tremor Reported in Johannesburg

In the wake of a recent earth tremor that rattled several parts of Johannesburg, citizens have taken to social media to express their growing concern over the series of tragic events unfolding in the city.

Unsettling Tremors Rock Johannesburg: Council for Geo-Science Confirms Magnitude 2.98 Quake

The Council for Geo-Science has confirmed the tremor, recording it as a local magnitude 2.98 quake with the epicenter located south of Johannesburg, near Harmony’s Doornkop Gold Mine.

 

Ongoing Tragedies Leave Citizens on Edge: Gas Explosion Still Haunts the City’s Memory

The unsettling event comes just weeks after another tremor was felt in Boksburg on Gauteng’s East Rand, and merely days after a devastating gas explosion ripped through Johannesburg, leaving the community shaken and on edge.

Johannesburg Emergency Services are actively monitoring the situation, urging residents to remain cautious and vigilant. While no major incidents have been reported yet, fears persist as the region grapples with increasing instability in its underground.

Social media platforms have been abuzz with worried citizens sharing their thoughts and anxieties. Many are concerned that the frequency of tremors and explosions may be a harbinger of something far more catastrophic brewing beneath the city’s surface. Some speculate about the potential involvement of illegal mining and mismanagement as contributing factors to the ongoing disasters.

Among the reactions, a sense of impending doom prevails, with some individuals fearing that Johannesburg may be on the brink of a catastrophic event that could lead to the city’s collapse or sinking. Others draw parallels to biblical prophecies, suggesting that the end times may be upon South Africa, invoking calls for the nation to turn to faith and seek protection from the divine.

Check out some of the reactions;

@Thembaleth28799;

The end is near 🤞 One day will wake up underground we are no longer safe anymore in Joburg😭😭😴

@ElvistoL;

Johannesburg might soon collapse or sink. There have been earthquakes, explosions, tremors, etc. No one seems to be bothered. Soon we will be saying JHB was here

@Duncan;

now seems to me the end days “as referred to in the gospel will start in South Africa

 

By audrey