Earthquakes in Maharashtra: Two back-to-back earthquakes jolted Maharashtra's Hingoli district on Thursday morning. According to the National Center for Seismology, the first tremors were felt at around 6:08 am which was of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale. Meanwhile, the second tremors were felt 10 minutes later at around 6:19 am which was of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter scale.
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First quake at 6:08 am
“Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.5, Occurred on 21-03-2024, 06:08:30 IST, Lat: 19.48 & Long: 77.30, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Hingoli, Maharashtra India (sic)," National Center for Seismology posted on X.
Second quake at 6:19 am
"Earthquake of Magnitude:3.6, Occurred on 21-03-2024, 06:19:05 IST, Lat: 19.41 & Long: 77.32, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Hingoli, Maharashtra (sic)," the agency wrote in another post.
Where was the epicentre?
The epicentre of the quake was at Jamb village in Kalamnuri taluka of Hingoli district, Nanded's disaster management authority said in a release. In Nanded, the tremors were felt in some areas of the city, and Ardhapur, Mudkhed, Naigaon, Deglur and Biloli talukas of the district.
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