Geologists have ruled out reports of an imminent massive earthquake which is expected to hit Malawi and other African countries.
There have been reports on the social media indicating that there will be an earthquake with a high magnitude, along the great African rift system, which will happen as a result of the splitting of the African Continent.
But, Kondwani Dombola, Acting Director for the Department of Geology- has told MIJ Online that the reports are false as the impacts from the movements of the tectonic plates are not as imminent as the reports are indicating.
Dombola said studies that are being done on the African rift valley have shown that the splitting of the continent is only 30 millimeter apart, every year. Hence its effects are expected to be witnessed in a million years’ time.
With this, the director has advised the citizenry to refrain from spreading unnecessary alarms, as such- causes social panic, and that what is being said is likely to happen after many generations.