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List of earthquakes in Ghana

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26:. So far it has been recorded that the worst earthquake Ghana has ever experienced was in 1939, which occurred in Accra, located in the Greater Accra Region killing 17 people and damaging a lot of properties. 869: 114: 66: 422:
The first was experienced at 6:53 am, also in the western part of Accra, the second around 10am at same places and the third occurred 11:53am, 10 km from Gbawe.
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location are only approximate, and were calculated based on available reports from the time. The magnitude where given is measured using the
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The phenomenon took place at 11:53 am local time (12 December 2022), occurred three times in the space of five hours.
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This earthquake was felt in Togo and Benin as well. It caused much damage and killed three people.
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This earthquake killed seventeen to twenty two people and injured one hundred and thirty three
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For earthquakes prior to the modern era, the magnitude and
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Index

earthquakes
Ghana
epicentre
Richter scale ( M L {\displaystyle M_{L}} )
M L {\displaystyle M_{L}}
Ho
Accra
Takoradi
Weija
Gbawe
Kaneshie
Tesano
Dansoman
Dunkanaa
Lapaz
Achimota





"Parts of Accra hit by another earth tremor"



"The Earthquake Of 22nd June 1939 And Its Effect In Ghana"
Bibcode
2003EAEJA....14097A

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