The Ghana Geological Survey Authority has warned that there could be an earthquake following last Sunday's earth tremor in some parts of Accra.
Residents of Weija, Gbawe experience some slight earth tremor on Sunday, December 9, 2018, at about 7:50 AM.
It left many in fear and the Geological Survey Authority has warned that this could trigger an earthquake.
The Geological Survey Authority says signs picked up show that the fault lines are active which means that an earthquake can occur at any time.
Senior seismologist Nicholas Opoku says there is cause to worry.
“We should be scared if where these events are occurring have human exposure, buildings and societal activities.
“We have been talking about earthquakes all these while. The fault systems that give rise to these earthquakes are active and they can give a big earthquake in future which can be disastrous.
The Geological Survey Authority has begun an assessment to determine the magnitude of this latest earth tremor.
Mr Opoku called for the evacuation of people living in earthquake-prone areas and turn those areas into recreational facilities.
“If we don’t build there at all we have low risks,†he stated.
His warning comes at a time when residents living along the Kasoa ridge in Accra have been asked to evacuate following potential threats of mudslide, and earthquakes.
They are yet to move.
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