Earthquake details

Sunday, February 9, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ghana on Sunday, February 9, 1969 at 18:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Medina Estates (Ghana - GH), about 7.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -0.138 and latitude 5.605.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	13.7 km
Coordinates	5.605, -0.138
UTC time	1969-02-09 18:29:02.760

Location	Accra
Country	Ghana (GH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1969-02-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Medina Estates	7.3 km
Accra	8.5 km
Sakumona	9.7 km
Dome	12.0 km
Adenta	12.3 km
Taifa	14.0 km
Lashibi	14.0 km
Tema	15.3 km
Ashaiman	15.5 km
Awoshi	15.7 km
Tema New Town	19.0 km
Gbawe	19.4 km

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