Earthquake in Maharashtra: Quake shakes Hingoli region today

Earthquake in Maharashtra: A tremor of 3.2 magnitude has Been recorded in Maharashtra's Hingoli district, but there is no report of any casualty or damage to property, an official said on Monday.

The tremor was felt at 12.41 am on Sunday, with its epicentre at Pangra Shinde village in Vasmat taluka, about 230 km from here, Hingoli Collector Ruchesh Jaivanshi told PTI.

The village is located around 240 km from Killari (in Latur), which was hit by a massive earthquake in 1993 in which around 10,000 people were killed.

"The intensity of the tremor on Sunday was not much. Earlier, some underground sounds were heard in the village, but no tremor had been reported from the area," the collector said.

Seismology officials in Latur have been informed, he said, adding that Hingoli is classified in zone-2 (low damage risk zone for earthquake).

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