NGSA alleys fears over FCT tremors, says no threat to environment

The Nigerian Geological Survey Agency has allayed fears over earth tremors experienced in the Federal Capital Territory urging residents not to panic.

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A statement by the NGSA Director-General, Olusegun Ige, disclosed that the agency monitored the tremors and found them to be low and do not pose any threat to the environment.


It reported that approximately 48 separate earthquake events have been recorded, with both intensity and frequency increasing between Friday, September 13th to Monday, September 16th.


The DG noted that preliminary analysis of the waveforms showed that the sources of the ground motions are less than 5 km away from the monitoring station.


He added that the NGSA team also visited the affected areas for on- the-spot assessments of the events. He concluded tht the agency is keeping a close monitoring of the situation and will provide updates as may become necessary.

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