Today, at about 11:53 am Ghana’s capital, Accra experienced moderate earth tremor. The
The measured tremor magnitude measured 4.0 on the The Richter scale. The Richter scale measures the largest wiggle (amplitude) on the recording, but other magnitude scales measure different parts of the earthquake. The USGS currently reports earthquake magnitudes using the Moment Magnitude scale, though many other magnitudes are calculated for research and comparison purposes.
The moderate earth tremor was felt in most parts of Accra Monday morning and the epicenter was in the western part of Accra, 10 km from Gbawe.
The phenomenon which took place at 11:53 am local time (December 12, 2022), occurred two times in the space of five hours. The first was experienced at 6:53 am, also in the western part of Accra, 10 km from Gbawe..
According to the Android Earthquake Alerts System, the seismic movement reached magnitude 4.0 which makes it one of the strongest earthquake in Ghana.
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Geological Survey Department (GSSD) has taken steps and official information on the tremor are been provided as and when they are available. The Geological Survey Department (GSSD) has explained that a team of experts have been dispatched to the epicenter to collect information.
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