Reps To Investigate Intermittent Tremor In Parts Of FCT
The House of Representatives has said it will urgently investigate the intermittent tremor in parts of the Federal Capital Territory.
This is sequel to a motion by Honourable Kingsley Chinda during a sitting on Wednesday, stating that no concrete explanation has been given for the reason behind the tremor despite various investigations.
Honourable Chinda said residents of Abuja are living in constant fear from the tremor, adding that and if the situation is not properly and promptly addressed, could lead to loss of lives.
The tremors, which began on the night of September 16, 2024, alarmed residents, with reports of six to eight seismic events being recorded. First detected at about 11:00 p.m., the tremors led to widespread concern due to loud noises and ground shaking in the vicinity.
During a ministerial press briefing, the Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Uche Nnaji, assured the public that a team of experts from the Centre for Geodesy and Geodynamics (an arm of the National Space Research and Development Agency, NASRDA), is actively analyzing the tremors using sophisticated earthquake analysis software.
According to data from seismographs, the tremors included three foreshocks and three aftershocks, with the main seismic event occurring at 11:18:37 p.m., which recorded a local magnitude of 3.1 and a focal depth of 11 km.
This significant geological disturbance, experts believe, may be attributed to the reactivation of faults within the Mpape locality, a region that has experienced similar tremors in the past, notably between September 5 and 7, 2018.
