Seismic activity in Ghana: past, present and future

Though Ghana is far away from the major earthquake zones of the world, it is prone to earthquake disaster. Ghana has records of damaging earthquakes dating as far back as 1615. The last three major events occurred in 1862, 1906 and 1939. This paper presents the main historical and current instrument...

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Main Author: P. E. Amponsah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) 2004-06-01
Series:Annals of Geophysics
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Online Access:http://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/3319