Mines ministry confirms earthquakes in Okahandja and Opuwo

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2024-11-11

WINDHOEK, 11 November 2024 - The headquarters of the Ministry of Mines and Energy. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 11 NOV (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) has confirmed that two earthquakes happened in Okahandja and Opuwo over the past weekend.
MME in a media statement on Monday said the first earthquake, with a magnitude of 3.7, struck approximately 27 kilometres southwest of Gross Barmen (Okahandja) on Saturday at 09h03, while a second earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred 10 kilometres southwest of Opuwo on Sunday at 00h14.
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