Earthquake in Maharashtra: Quake of Magnitude 3.6 on Richter Scale Hits Palghar Area
An earthquake of magnitude struck the Palghar area in Maharashtra on Thursday at 1:15 am. More details on this matter are awaited.Palghar area was hit with an earthquake last week. On July 20, a quake measuring 3.5 on the Richter Scale had struck the region.
Maharashtra, July 25: An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 struck the Palghar area in Maharashtra on Thursday. According to an ANI tweet, the quake hit the region around 1:15 AM today. More details on this matter are awaited. Palghar area was hit with an earthquake last week. On July 20, a quake measuring 3.5 on the Richter Scale had struck the region. Earthquake in Maharashtra: Quake of Magnitude 4.8 Hits Satara Region.
Panic gripped as mild tremors were felt in Sambalpur, Deogarh, and Jharsuguda districts and a few other places in the western region of Odisha last week. People rushed out of their homes as soon as they felt the tremors. In February 2019, the Palghar district in northern Maharashtra was hit by a series of minor earthquakes.
Check the ANI tweet here:
The Palghar district in northern Maharastra was in a state of panic in February as it was rocked by a series of minor earthquakes. As many 6 tremors on the day, with magnitudes ranging between 3 and 4.1 on the Richter scale. According to a report by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), many aftershocks of lesser magnitude were also been observed in the area.
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