<span style="color: #222222;">In Maharashtra, four tremors shook parts of Palghar district in wee hours today.<br />''<br />''Palghar disaster management cell Chief Vivekanand Kadam said a tremor of magnitude 3.8 was felt at 1.03 am and another of 3.6 at 1.15 am in Dahanu and Talsari talukas.<br />''<br />''He said two more mild tremors of 2.9 and 2.8 magnitudes were experienced in Dahanu, Talsari and Boisar areas between 1.03 am and 1.15 am. A woman was killed when her house collapsed in Vasavlapada area of Dahanu.<br />''<br />''Mr Kadam said yesterday also, a tremor of 2.8 magnitude was felt in Palghar. He said the epicenters of all the tremors were recorded at a depth of nearly 10 km in Dundalwadi village.<br />''<br />''Dahanu area has been experiencing such tremors since November last year, most of them centered around Dundalwadi village.<br />''<br />''Santosh Kadam, head of the regional disaster management cell in neighbouring Thane district said the series of tremors caused panic among residents who expressed concern over such mishaps recurring in the district. Residents of some villages in Dahanu and Talasari talukas were forced to move out of their houses and take shelter in makeshift tents.<br />''<br />''Palghar Collector Kailas Shinde said, local revenue officials were instructed to visit the affected villages and check the damage caused.</span><br />''<br />''<br />
News On AIR | July 25, 2019 12:42 PM
Four termors felt in Palghar dist of Maharashtra today