Residents on late Wednesday have reported an Earth tremor in part of Accra, Ghana.
According to a resident of Weija, the incident happened around 10:50 pm Ghanaian Time.
The resident said: “It started at exactly 10:48 pm. Initially, we thought because it was a rainy season, it was normal. But it happened again in a few seconds. And it happened the third time. As I speak with you a lot of families are out of their rooms trying to look for safety places.”
Okay.ng gathered that some of the affected areas include Dansoman, Lapaz, Achimota, Tesano, Santa Maria, Gbawe, Weija, Madina, Kwabenya, Nsawam, Koforidua, Swedru.
No official details have been released as of the time of filing this report.
Here are some reactions on Twitter:
Lol it is earth tremor not earthquake fam.
— Gh Pascal (@apmPascal) June 24, 2020
Actually it happened almost the whole of Accra. Kosoa and Tema confirmed to have also experienced the earth tremor
— Bernard Ampofo Amponsah (@B_bernard13) June 24, 2020
I felt the Earth Tremor twice in Accra Newtown. Ghana Meteo can we go ahead and sleep?
— a m u z u (@Selorm_5) June 24, 2020
https://twitter.com/iamoseigeneral/status/1275929479764901888
Who experienced the earth tremor at 10:50pm.
Really shook our building like bad
— Saddick Adams (@SaddickAdams) June 24, 2020