The Western Cape experienced small tremors over the weekend.
The earthquake, which struck off the coast of South Africa, and the subsequent tremors felt in parts of Cape Town are not unusual, nor is it a cause for panic.
On Saturday, at 19:10, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck approximately 1 600km south-east of South Africa, according to an advisory issued by the US Geological Survey.
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