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Historic Earthquake
1939 Ghana Earthquake
22 June 1939 · Accra · Ghana
On 22 June 1939 at 19:19 UTC, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Ghana (Accra), at a depth of 13 km. It occurred on the African Plate. It killed at least 22 people and injured 130. 1,500 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 22 June 1939
- Time
- 19:19 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.4
- Depth
- 13 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 22
- Injuries
- 130
- Homes Destroyed
- 1,500
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- African Plate
- Country
- Ghana
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth