Thu, 08 Feb 2018 07:45:01 +0000 By Ronald Lwamba Several Lusaka residents on 2nd November, 2017, panicked after the city experienced a tremor, i.e., a small earthquake in which the ground shakes slightly, measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale. The earthquake lasted for about 30 seconds leaving residents in panic mode as major buildings experienced major shakes but no damage was reported. The incident happened around 11:04 hrs and people went on to express their feelings on social media. The Geological Survey Department Director, Chipilauka Mukofu, told ZNBC News that the earthquake occurred in Ngwerere area of Chibombo district in Central Province. He further disclosed that the preliminary results showed that the earthquake was recorded at a depth of 12 kilometres below the surface. He added that no infrastructure damage had been recorded so far. The last earthquake Zambia experienced with a magnitude of 6.1 was on 24th February, 2017, in Kaputa, at a depth […]
HUMAN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS DAM CONSTRUCTION FOR HYDROPOWER CAN CAUSE EARTHQUAKES
