Another Tremor Hits Abuja

Another tremor measuring 3.0 Mercalli Intensity Scale, MIS, on Thursday, hit Maitama District, Federal Capital Territory Abuja.

This was revealed by the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency, NGSA, after receiving distress calls from residents in the area.

The Federal Government, in a swift response, dispatched rescue and technical teams to the area to ascertain level of impact.

Recall that on September 5, 2018, a tremor occurred in Mpape, Maitama, and other parts of Abuja.

The Technical Head, NGSA, Dr Abdulrazaq Garbaan, in a statement said: “The Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) received a call at about 12.45pm 01/11/2018 on a report Earth Tremor from a location in Maitama District.

“A Technical Team was immediately dispatched to the location of the call for an on the spot assessment.

“An internal response protocol was immediately activated, and relevant government agencies and stakeholders were informed. These include the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the FCT. These agencies responded promptly and arrived at the scene, which was reassuring to the residents of the locality.

“Our preliminary findings indicated that the tremor occurred around 12.26pm around the vicinity of Panama Street in Maitama District. After field evaluations, the NGSA determined that the intensity was about 3.0 on the Mercalli Intensity Scale, which means it was felt indoors and lasted less than one minute.”

Garbaan further stated that there were no structural damages, which the agency has informed NEMA about the development. He also said residents need not to panic as investigations were still ongoing.

“Further inspections revealed no structural damage because of the shake and hence NEMA was adequately briefed by the NGSA. The residents were consequently reassured that there was no cause for panic.

“The NGSA technical team is conducting further assessment exercises and will continue to update the public on any other developments”, he added.