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Mild quakes in Maharashtra, Gujarat

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Pune/Ahmedabad: Two earthquakes of mild intensity shook parts of Maharashtra and Gujarat on Saturday , but there were no reports of any casualty. A quake measuring 5 on the Richter scale was experienced in parts of western Maharashtra at 10.50 AM.

Its epicentre was Goshatwadi village, about 10km from Koyana dam in Satara district, the Met office in Pune said. An aftershock of 4.4 magnitude was registered an hour later, it said.

The Koyna dam, situated in a quake-prone region, is safe, officials said. The tremors were also felt in several parts of Mumbai, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, Pune, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts. There were no reports of any damage to life or property, they added. A quake, measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale, was felt at 8.55 AM in parts of Gujarat. The earthquake had its epicentre at Vamka taluka in Kutch, scientists at Institute of Seismological Research said. An aftershock measuring 2.9 was also felt, they said. Besides Kutch district, tremors were experienced in parts of Saurashtra region.

No loss of life or damage to property has been reported so far in Gujarat, officials said. Among those who felt the tremors in Mumbai were megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who resides in suburban Juhu. “Earthquake in Mumbai ! Did you feel it.. I did..Shutters and building shook twice for few seconds,” Bachchan tweeted. (PTI)

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