South Africans flooded social media in reaction to an earthquake that hit parts of Gauteng on Sunday morning.

The quake hit at around 10km below the surface and 16km south east of Johannesburg.

According to the Council for Geoscience, the quake measured around 4.4 on the Richter scale.

“The epicenter was located in the Boksburg area a few kilometers outside East Rand Proprietarty Mine, in the East Rand of Johannesburg”.

There were reports of structural damage in eastern Gauteng, with social media users on the West rand also saying they felt the quake.