<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">A 5.0-magnitude earthquake on Sunday struck near Johannesburg, shaking buildings across South Africa's most populous province, the Unites States Geological Survey reported.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The tremor struck at 2:38 am (0038 GMT) around 10 kilometres (six miles) below the surface, the USGS said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Buildings shook across the province of Gauteng, where Johannesburg, the country's largest city and commercial hub, is located.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Residents across the province felt the tremor and some posted pictures on social media showing minor structural damages of walls.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In August 2014, a 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit a gold mining town near Johannesburg.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The last major quake to hit South Africa was a 6.3-magnitude tremor that struck the Western Cape province in 1969. AFP</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>