Is it an earthquake? Is it a blast? Cape Town 'unconfirmed seismic ...
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The City of Cape Town's disaster risk management division is investigating the source of a loud rumble or blast sound heard in parts of the city. (Nicolas Asfouri/AFP)
The City of Cape Town's disaster risk management division is investigating the source of an extremely loud rumble or blast, which was heard by many people - from Mowbray to Parklands on Wednesday afternoon.
Speculation is that it was either a quarry blast or an earthquake.
"We are investigating – ourselves and fire services," said the spokesperson for the disaster risk management division, Charlotte Powell.
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