The following is a list of notable earthquakes or tremors that happened in Ghana. So far it has been recorded that the worst earthquake Ghana has ever experienced was in 1939, which occurred in Accra, located in the Greater Accra Region killing 17 people and damaging a lot of properties.[1] [2] [3]
For earthquakes prior to the modern era, the magnitude and epicentre location are only approximate, and were calculated based on available reports from the time. The magnitude where given is measured using the Richter scale ( ML
) unless stated otherwise.
| 1862 | 6.5 | This earthquake was felt in Togo and Benin as well. It caused much damage and killed three people. | [4] | ||||
| 1906 | Ho | Much damage was recorded. | |||||
| 22 June 1939 | Accra | 6.6 | This earthquake killed seventeen to twenty two people and injured one hundred and thirty three | [5] | |||
| 8 January 1997 | Accra | 3.8 | |||||
| 15 February 1997 | Accra | 4.1 | |||||
| 6 March 1997 | 15:16 | 6.2 kilometres from Gbawe | 4.8 | 10 km | [6] | ||
| May 2003 | Accra | 3.8 | [7] | ||||
| January 2006 | Accra | 3.7 | |||||
| 26 September 2007 | 15:00 | 385.2 kilometres from Takoradi | 5.2 | 33 km | |||
| 9 December 2018 | 7:50 | Weija and Gbawe | 2.6 | [8] | |||
| 13 January 2019 | Accra | 2.6 | [9] | ||||
| 24 June 2020 | 22:53 | Accra | 4.0 | 10 km | The earthquake was felt in Gbawe, McCarthy Hill, Kaneshie, Tesano, Dansoman, Dunkanaa, Lapaz, Achimota, Santa Maria, Adenta, Weija, Madina, Kwabenya, East Legon, Nsawam, Koforidua, Swedru, Dodowa, Tema among other areas. | [10] | |
| 12 December 2022 | 11:53 am | 10 km from Gbawe | 4.0 | 10 km | The phenomenon took place at 11:53 am local time (12 December 2022), occurred three times in the space of five hours.The first was experienced at 6:53 am, also in the western part of Accra, the second around 10am at same places and the third occurred 11:53am, 10 km from Gbawe. | [11] |