Nairobi affected by earth tremors.

18 Jul, 2007

Nairobi has been affected by multiple tremors over the past several days and the quakes could continue for some time, the national earthquake information centre of the US Geological Survey has said. The earthquakes have had their epicentre almost 200 km away in the Lake Natron area of northern Tanzania and are thought to be the result of volcanic activity at Mount Oldonyo Lengai; the strongest, measuring six degrees on the Richter scale at the epicentre, reportedly caused high-rise buildings in the Kenyan capital to sway for several minutes and generated panic among the population, although no casualties or major damage have been reported. However, Kenyan architects and structural engineers have expressed concern about the safety of the city