Earth tremor, an
involuntary quivering movement of the earth's crust or simply put, slight
earthquak hits parts of Accra and the Central region on yester-night terrifying
residents. At the same time of the tremor, parts of the US also experience
theirs.
The Ghana Accra tremor measured up to 4.0 magnitudes.
In Accra Ghana, the places affected included butt not limited to
Dansoman, Oprah Square, James Town, Dome, Ashorman and Kasoa Kwabenya.
Residents of the affected places said they felt the shock right under their
feet. Online sources report similar incidents occurred in parts of the
United States and Japan.
All news media outlets including social media was flooded last night
with news of the tremor. One could not handle but be worried for lives and properties.
Eyewitnesses in parts of Accra said they never experienced such an incident in
the past 15+ years.
The incident has made city officials to call on building owners and building companies to check their buildings and make sure they are quake-proof.
Japan
A 5.9 earthquake hit areas 43 km away from Chosi, Choba, Japan on the evening of yesterday, 24 June, 2020. This was not new event in the area as surrounding countries such as Taiwan experienced similar events days before yesterday. There were no casualties.
USA
In the past 24 hours in the US, a total of 275 earthquakes hit the US. Notable among them is the 5.8 Magnitude earthquake which hit Lone Pine, California, USA.No causalities were recorded.
The map below shows earthquake prone areas.
Source: American Geosciences Institute
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