The federal
government says there is no cause for alarm over the reports of earth tremors in
some areas of Abuja.
Alex Nwegbu,
director-general of the National Geological Survey Agency (NGSA), said this at
a press conference in Abuja on Friday.
He said Nigeria is not on
the boundary that can make the country suffer earthquake.
Earth tremor, otherwise
known as slight earthquake, is caused by rocks breaking under stress against an
underground surface.
Residents of Mpape and Maitama districts of the nation’s capital
city experienced vibrations in their
homes on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.
But Nwegbu asked those
affected by it not to panic.
“I will assure Nigerians
that there is no cause for alarm,” he said.
He explained that when
the agency got reports on this, it dispersed geo-scientists to ascertain the
cause.
“We checked for the
intensity using certain parameters used in checking these things. We noticed no
cracks on building walls & on the grounds, implying it’s an earth tremor of
low intensity,” he said.
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