Maharashtra: Back-to-back earthquakes strike Hingoli district within 10 minutes

Mumbai: On Thursday morning,two back-to-back earthquakes jolted Hingoli district of Maharashtra. The first tremors were felt at around 6:08 am which was of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale, according to the National Center for Seismology.

The National Center for Seismology said that the second tremors were felt 10 minutes later at around 6:19 am which was of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter scale. This seismic activity was recorded by National Center for Seismology.

On Social media platform X, National Center for Seismology posted,“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).”

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 for more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/mVjsnXox1P @ndmaindia @Indiametdept @KirenRijiju @Dr_Mishra1966 @Ravi_MoES pic.twitter.com/3JWMHeTgda

— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) March 21, 2024

In another post, the agency wrote,”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).”

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 India for more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/cQSlx6Ald0 @ndmaindia @Indiametdept @KirenRijiju @Dr_Mishra1966 @Ravi_MoES pic.twitter.com/s0y8nrufXb

— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) March 21, 2024