3.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Mumbai

Updated: 11 September, 2020 09:43 IST | mid-day online correspondent | Mumbai

Another earthquake of magnitude 3.6 was reported near Nashik in Maharashtra on Friday

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An earthquake of 3.5 magnitude on Richter scale occurred 98 km north of Mumbai on Friday morning, said National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

Meanwhile, another earthquake of magnitude 3.6 was reported near Nashik in Maharashtra on Friday.

The epicentre of the earthquake was 100 km west (W) of Nashik and it struck at 7:06 am at a depth of 5 km from the surface.

Mumbai, Nashik and Palghar have been witnessing a series of low-intensity earthquakes since last week.

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First Published: 11 September, 2020 09:38 IST

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