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An earth tremor measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale kills three miners and injures two others at the Western Deep Levels gold mi
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 27). An earth tremor measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale kills three miners and injures two others at the Western Deep Levels gold mi. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092549
South African History Online (2012) 'An earth tremor measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale kills three miners and injures two others at the Western Deep Levels gold mi', South African History Online, 27 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092549 (Accessed: 7 November 2026).
South African History Online, An earth tremor measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale kills three miners and injures two others at the Western Deep Levels gold mi [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092549, (accessed 7 November 2026).
"An earth tremor measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale kills three miners and injures two others at the Western Deep Levels gold mi." South African History Online, 27 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092549. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "An earth tremor measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale kills three miners and injures two others at the Western Deep Levels gold mi." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092549.
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