Dr Quaah Calls for Urgent Earthquake Preparedness Education in Ghana
Accra: Dr A. Ofori Quaah, a Life Member of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (USA), has issued a stark warning about the urgent need for educating Ghanaian citizens on earthquake preparedness. He cautioned that although the geological processes responsible for past tremors remain active, citizens remain largely unprepared for potential seismic events. According to Ghana News Agency, Dr Quaah’s research identified the Coastal Boundary Fault, which runs approximately 22 kilometers parallel to Ghana’s coastline from the Ivorian border through Abidjan to Keta. This fault, although dormant for an extended period, could potentially trigger a tsunami upon reactivation. “In the 1939