he Minister of Solid Minerals Development Dele Alake has urged residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to remain calm following a reported earth tremor on Tuesday.
The Minister has also directed the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) to provide hourly updates of the seismic developments around Abuja to him for regular review and possible escalation to other relevant agencies.
The NGSA had reported that tremors shook several buildings in Abuja on August 4.
The NGSA Seismic Monitoring Station, Utako, recorded the earth tremor at exactly 11am, noting that it originated from a 1-kilometre depth and spread across a distance of four kilometres in five seconds.
Tremor is like an earth quake but with low intensity that usually cause little or no damage.