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| Kenyan panic after more tremors | Kenyan panic after more tremors |
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| Panic has gripped parts of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, after five days of repeated tremors with a magnitude of between 4 and 6 hitting the city. | Panic has gripped parts of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, after five days of repeated tremors with a magnitude of between 4 and 6 hitting the city. |
| Dozens of workers declined to enter high-rise buildings on Wednesday morning worried about their safety. | Dozens of workers declined to enter high-rise buildings on Wednesday morning worried about their safety. |
| Internal Security Minister John Michuki said experts had assured him that no major earthquakes were being predicted. | Internal Security Minister John Michuki said experts had assured him that no major earthquakes were being predicted. |
| The series of tremors are the result of a strong earthquake that hit Northern Tanzania, he said. | The series of tremors are the result of a strong earthquake that hit Northern Tanzania, he said. |
| East Africa's Great Rift Valley runs along a geological fault line, but has largely escaped major quakes in recent years. | East Africa's Great Rift Valley runs along a geological fault line, but has largely escaped major quakes in recent years. |
| "I was equally shocked when I experienced the tremors while having a shower this morning but experts have confirmed that it is unlikely that anything is likely to erupt in Kenya," Mr Michuki told reporters after receiving a situation analysis report from seismological experts. | |
| The report by experts from the University of Nairobi says a total of nine tremors have been experienced in Kenya since Thursday last week. | The report by experts from the University of Nairobi says a total of nine tremors have been experienced in Kenya since Thursday last week. |
| The seismologists attribute this to volcanic activity at Oldoiyo Lengai Mountain area near Arusha in Northern Tanzania. | The seismologists attribute this to volcanic activity at Oldoiyo Lengai Mountain area near Arusha in Northern Tanzania. |
| Timothy Leach, a tour operator at Ngare-sero Mountain lodge, which is located a few kilometres from Mount Lengai told the BBC News website that more tremors were experienced last night but it is now calm. | Timothy Leach, a tour operator at Ngare-sero Mountain lodge, which is located a few kilometres from Mount Lengai told the BBC News website that more tremors were experienced last night but it is now calm. |
| "We saw rocks falling from the escarpment at Lake Natron but there was no serious damage," Mr Leach said. | |
| So far there are no casualties or major damage has been reported but some buildings within Nairobi's central business district have been evacuated. | So far there are no casualties or major damage has been reported but some buildings within Nairobi's central business district have been evacuated. |
| The strongest earthquake to hit northern Tanzania had a magnitude of 6.0 with its epicentre about 100km (60 miles) from the northern Tanzanian town of Arusha, , the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. | The strongest earthquake to hit northern Tanzania had a magnitude of 6.0 with its epicentre about 100km (60 miles) from the northern Tanzanian town of Arusha, , the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. |