Earth-tremor hits Omu-Aran

Date: 2021-06-08

Earth-tremor of low magnitude has rocked Omu-Aran, the headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area in Kwara State.

A document obtained by The Nation on Monday dated 6th June 2021 by the Department of Geophysics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State stated the earth tremor occurred on Saturday 5th, June 2021.

Professor Adepelumi Abraham, who signed the document titled: "Preliminary report on the 5th June, 2021 Earth-Tremor recorded at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Osun State, Nigeria", reports that "An earth-tremor of low magnitude occurred in Nigeria at 11:11:25.6 am (GMT) on 5th June, 2021. The origin time is 11:11.08.2 am (GMT) (Figures 1 to 3).

"The estimated epicentral distance (D) is placed between 108 and 113 km away from the measuring station at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

"The S wave particle motion generally trends N – S and NE – SW (Figure 4). This suggests that the wave is traveling perpendicular to the particle motion. Hence, the epicenter is somewhere along the NW-SE direction of Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.

"Using Single Station, the epicenter is roughly place closed to Omu-Aran Kwara State at Latitude (Y) 8o 06'18.0' N, and Longitude (X) 4o 59'20.4' E (Figures 5 to 7).

"The estimated focal depth is 15.0 km. 'The Moment magnitude (Mw) is 2.6 on the Richter scale.

"The Local magnitude (ML) is 2.4 on the Richter scale.

"ls A normal fault mechanism along the Ifewara-Zungeru Transcurrent Fault system due to INTRAPLATE SEISMICITY was deduced. This suggests that this fault system is still active.

"The fault that caused the Earth-tremor has a Stress drop of 5.9 bar."

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Saliu Oluwole     Zainab Abass     Tafida     Modibbo Kawu     Musa Aibinu     Gbenga Olawepo     Kwara 2015     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Kwara University Of Education     Kwara Basketball Association     Yunus Lawal     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Adesoye College     Lafiagi     Dankaka     Bayo Ojo     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Usman Yunusa     George Innih     Olusegun Adeniyi     Clara Nwachukwu     Issa Oloruntogun     Olomu     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Saad Omo Iya     Ilorin Durbar     Seed Technologies     Idris Garba     Yahaya Muhammad     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Moshood Bakare     Memunat Monsuma     ANCOPPS     Babaloja-General     Ayedun     Sambo Murtala     Michael Nzwekwe     Tsado Manman     Zubair Folorunsho Erubu     Femi Agbaje     Ohoro Of Shao     Third Estate     Babajide Ajayi     Benin Republic     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     KFA     Kehinde Boyede     KSIRS     Zaratu Umar     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Tunde Oyawoye     Shehu Salau     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Iliasu     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Garba Dogo     Code Of Conduct     Ahmad Lawan     Special Adviser On Digital Innovation     Opobiyi     Henry Makinwa     Erubu Oba Zubair     AbdulHamid Adi     Plat Technologies Limited     Ilorin Airport     Mary Arinde     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Muazam Nayaya     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Toyosi Thomas     Abikan     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Wahab Issa     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Ahmed Idris Mohammed    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ilorin Durbar     Ilorin West     Share/Tsaragi     Yusuf Olaolu Ali     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Sayomi     Adewuyi Funmilayo     Oloye     Ijagbo Health Centre     All Peoples Party     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Hussein Oloyede     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     JAAC     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Omu Aran     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Igosun     Lukman Adeloyin     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Wahab Abayawo     Maigida     Nigeria Computer Society     Agbarigidoma     Yahaya Seriki Gambari     Rotimi Atere     Madawaki     Ayekale     Jumoke Gafar     Suleiman Abubakar     Adeniyi Ojo     Elewu     Young Progressives Party     Muhammed Aliyu     Ajibola Saliu Ajia     Erubu     Ademola Kiyesola     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Bio Ibrahim     Mutawali Of Ilorin     Segun Abifarin     Public Holiday     Afolayan     Dagbalodo     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     Ilorin General Hospital     Fatimoh Lawal     Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike     Cornelius Adebayo     Aliyu Umar     Ayo Salami     Amada Jidda     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Ilorin Metro Park     Bello John Olanrewaju     Olaiya Zuberu     Okasanmi Ajayi     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Kazeem Adekanye     KWAFFA     Alabi Lawal     Quarry Royal Valley     Patience Jonathan     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     KSIRS     Kwara Restoration Project     Opobiyi     Funmilayo Zubair     Kehinde Boyede     Sanusi Abubakar     AGILE Programme     Samuel Adedoyin     JUSUN