Satellite view of Palghar (Picture credit: Google Maps)
MUMBAI: The National Centre for Seismology informed that an earthquake of magnitude 3.7 on the Ritcher scale hit Maharashtra's Palghar region on Thursday (July 1).
The tremors were felt around 7:07 am today.
This was the second tremor felt in the region in a span of 12 hours.
On Wednesday at 9:35 pm, an earthquake of magnitude 3.1 on the Ritcher scale was felt in Palghar
Palghar district disaster control officer Vivekanand Kadam informed that no injuries or casualties have been reported due to the earthquakes.
The district has been experiencing tremors of varying intensities since November 2018, and the epicentre of these tremors is Dundhalwadi between Dahanu and Talasari talukas.