Monday, September 19, 2011

Magnitude 3.9-earthquake strikes Maharashtra, epicentre at Latur

Mumbai:  An earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter Scale shook Maharashtra on early Monday, barely 12 hours after a powerful quake jolted northern and eastern India, an official said.

According to an official of the Seismological Monitoring Centre, the quake was felt at 6.22 am with the epicentre in Latur district.

Though there are unconfirmed reports of minor damage to a few houses in some villages, no casualties have been reported so far, an official said.

The quake was felt, among other areas, in Latur, Parbhani, Osmanabad and Solapur districts. 

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