Max magnitude
6.4
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
4 events tracked
Ghana seismic overview
Ghana earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Ghana, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
5.0
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
12.2 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Ghana earthquakes today
4 recent events
Strongest earthquakes
10 strongest earthquakes in Ghana
All period
Activity rhythm
Ghana earthquake chart 2020
12-month view
Live geography
Ghana earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in Ghana.
Archive browsing
Recent month archive
June 2020
1 earthquakes
March 1997
1 earthquakes
February 1969
1 earthquakes
June 1939
1 earthquakes
Cities by seismic activity
Cities with the most earthquakes in Ghana
Accra
Population 1,963,264
4 earthquakes
Achiaman
Population 202,932
4 earthquakes
Ashaiman
Population 190,972
4 earthquakes
Tema
Population 155,782
4 earthquakes
Koforidua
Population 151,255
4 earthquakes
Amanfro
Population 119,467
4 earthquakes
Medina Estates
Population 101,207
4 earthquakes
Tema New Town
Population 95,837
4 earthquakes
Kasoa
Population 86,753
4 earthquakes
Gbawe
Population 86,718
4 earthquakes
History
Earthquakes history
4 years
| 1939 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 1969 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 1997 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 1 |