The tremor shook buildings and created panic among the residents some of who ran out of their homes at around 7:50 am.
Residents of Weija, Gbawe in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region on Sunday morning experienced a minor earth tremor.
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According to collinsdictionary, earth tremor is a relatively small or short-lived movement of the earth’s surface caused by the same forces that produce earthquakes.
The tremor shook buildings and created panic among the residents some of who ran out of their homes at around 7:50 am.
"Just experienced an Earth Tremor in the Weija/Mccarthy Hill area," a resident wrote on Facebook. "My heart just missed a couple of beats."
"I felt it in my room this morning and I nearly run out of the room," Isaac Buaku said on Facebook.
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"Just felt this serious Earth Tremor," a Twitter user tweeted. "crazy stuff."
Accra is thought to be earthquake prone, especially the McCarthy Hills Weija area.