The Principal Seismologist at the Ghana Geological Survey Authority (GGSA) has alerted residents of Accra to be prepared for more earth tremors in the future.
According to Mr Nicholas Opoku, Accra is in an earthquake-prone zone, and it is normal for the region to experience such tremors from time to time.
“This is not a new thing. We have been experiencing this from time to time…even the most recent ones were in 2018, 2019 and 2020. What we have been saying all this while is that Accra and its environs are situated in the earthquake-prone zones, so from time to time, we will be experiencing these minor earthquakes until such a time that a major one will occur,” Mr Opoku bemoaned.
Mr Opoku added that the Geological Survey Authority is still assessing the level of the latest earth tremor and also asses how infrastructure in the country can withstand a major earthquake in the future.
“We are not very sure how much our infrastructure will respond to a major earthquake. That is why the Ghana Earthquake Committee was set up to assess all the necessary measures that need to be done to ensure we live safely,” he said on Citi News on November 12.
Background
Parts of Accra on Monday, December 12, were hit by two earth tremors. The first tremor was recorded a little after 10: 00 am, while the second was recorded around 11: 30 am.
Some places that recorded the tremor included Asylum Down, Adabraka, Gbawe, McCarthy Hill and Mallam.