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.

Manzuma     Alikinla     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Leke Ogungbe     Sheikh Ridhwanullah     Osuwa     Hussein Olokooba     Marufat Oladosu     Babatunde Ishola Babaita     FERMA     Makama Of Kaiama     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Aliyu Umar     Yemi Osinbajo     Gbugbu     Issa Manzuma     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Ayo Salami     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Mustapha Akanbi     Olaitan Adefila     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Dan-Kazeem     Funke Adedoyin     Aisha Buhari     Oloje     Balogun Fulani     Galadima     Omoniyi Ayinla     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Abegunde Goke     Simeon Sayomi     Sarkin Malamai     Taofeek Ibraheem     Iyabo Dupe Adekeye     IHS Towers     Oyun     Shehu Adaramaja     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Riskat Opakunle     George Funsho Adebayo     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     Kwara State Sports Commission     Dele Momodu     Hijaab     Dauda Adesola     Mahmud Ayinla Giwa     Suleiman Mora Omar     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Ronke Adeyemi     Mary Arinde     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Gobirawa     John Obuh     Bisi Oyeleke     Islamic Development Bank     Bello Abubakar     New Nigeria People’s Party     Kulende-UITH     Pacify Labs     Ibrahim Bio     Nigerian Army     Amina El-Imam     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Elelu     Akeem Lawal     CT Ayeni     Ayeyemi Sulaiman     CBT     Simeon Sule Ajibola     Ohoro Of Shao     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Abdulrasheed Lafia     Mutawalle    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Titus Ashaolu     Charcoal     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Buhari     CBT     Dele Momodu     Olabanji Orilonishe     Segun Adeniyi     Labaeka     Balogun Fulani     Olupako Of Share     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Saadu Gbogbo Iwe     Ibrahim Mohammed     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Joseph Offorjama     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Alabere     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Ballah     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Raymond Olaitan     Boko Haram     Abdulkareem Alabi     Aso Ofi     Elelu     Amuda Bembe     GGDSS Pakata     Wasiu Odewale     David Oyedepo     Muritala Awodun     Babs Iwarere     Nigeria Governors\' Forum     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     Femi Ogunsola     Yekini Adio     TIC     Millennium Development Goals     Rex Olawoye     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Aliyu Sabi     Nnazua     Yusuf Lawal     Igosun     Alao Ayotunde     Sa\'adu Salahu     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Jamiu Oyawoye     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Haliru Dantoro     Wahab Isa     ITEM 7     Popo-Igbonna     IYA ALFA NLA     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Lola Ashiru     Yinka Aluko     Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf     Zulu Gambari     Surajudeen Akanbi     Gbemisola Saraki     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     JAMB     Razak Atunwa     Bashir Badawi     Donatus Ejidike     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Biliaminu Aliu     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Yusuf Olaolu Ali     Col. Adedipe     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Nagode     Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa     Wale Oladepo