Palghar, February 2: A two-year-old girl died after suffering a fall as at least six mow-intensity earthquakes hit Palghar district of Maharashtra on Friday. The deceased was identified as Vaibhavi Ramesh Bhuyal who died after falling and suffering a head injury at Dhundhalwadi in Dahanu tehsil as panicked locals were rushing out of their homes following tremors.

Panic gripped locals as tremors ranging from 3 to 4.1 on the Richter scale were experienced at least six times. Tremors were recorded at 6.58 am, 10.03am, 10.29 am, 2.06 pm, 3.53 pm and 4.57 pm in Dahanu and Talasari tehsils. According to officials, there were reports of wall collapse as well. The region has been experiencing such tremors routinely since November last year.

Following Friday's earthquake, Palghar District Collector Prashant Narnavre appealed those living in kutchha houses to sleep outside at night. Tents will be set up for people in the affected villages, he said. A team from the central government had recently visited the district to ascertain the reason behind low-intensity tremors.

On January 21, an earthquake of magnitude 3.0 on the Richter scale hit Palghar. This was the second tremor within three hours that struck the region but fortunately, there were no reports of casualties or damages. The earthquake jolted the region around 6:40 pm with magnitude 3.6 and second at 08:59 pm.

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