An earthquake shook buildings in Johannesburg and surrounding areas in South Africa's most populous province on Tuesday.

The magnitude-5.3 quake was centered in Orkney, 170 kilometers (105 miles) southwest of Johannesburg, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Lindy Sirayi, a guesthouse owner in Orkney, said the tremor broke glass lampshades and cracked awall, and that dogs started barking during the quake, which lasted about a minute. She said she received a telephonecall informing her that two people were injured at a nearby mine.

Aftershocks were felt, but the electricity in the guesthouse stayed on, Sirayi said.There are gold-mining operations in Orkney. Quakes are a concern to mining companies that operate around Johannesburg, the biggest city in Gauteng province. Mining is atraditional pillar of industry inSouth Africa.
The quake was also felt in Pretoria, the South African capital, and Hartbeespoort, a nearby resort town.The area has periodic, moderatetremors, though the quake on Tuesday was one of the strongest in recent years.

SouthAfrican friends said they were looking and searching under their beds to find out the cause of their bed movement.....Some thought the tremor was their imagination..

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