Earthquake Hits Southern Ghana

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Residents of western Accra and other parts of southern Ghana experienced a light earthquake that has left many in fright 

 According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), it recorded a Magnitude 4.0 earthquake 7 km from Gbawe on 24 Jun, 10:53 pm, local time. 
Magnitude 4.0 earthquake
7 km from Gbawe · 24 Jun, 10:53 pm


The quake occurred  three times in about 10 minutes, at 10:48pm, 10:55pm and 10:57pm.

 Many people especially residents have since taken to social media to share their experiences.

 According to one resident, ''I think this is a wake-up call on the government of Ghana to invest in earthquake research to enhance early notification of incoming earthquake, devise means of restructuring buildings to contain the vibrations, as in Japan and other countries. We don't have to wait for calamity to overtake us before we do something.''
Some of the areas the tremor was felt in Ghana as monitored by Graphic Online on social media included Gbawe, McCarthy Hill, Kaneshie, Tesano, Dansoman, Dunkanaa, Lapaz, Achimota, Santa Maria, Adenta, Weija, Madina, Kwabenya, East Legon, Nsawam, Koforidua, Swedru, Dodowa, Tema among others.
In Adabraka and Nima, there were reports of people running out of their homes to seek refuge in open spaces.
The USGS also recorded earthqaukes in other places on the same day like the USA, Mmexico, New Zealand among others.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.0 - 4.9 is considered light. 
Sites located along the Ring of Fire experience the most frequent and damaging earthquakes in the world.
Ghana experienced strong earthquakes (magnitude 6 - 6.9) in the years 1615, 1852, 1906 and 1939; and the epicentre of earthquakes in the country is considered to be MacCarthy Hill in Weija-Gbawe District of Accra.
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