Three earthquakes jolted Maharashtra’s Nashik in an hour on Tuesday. No deaths have been reported as of now and the administration has appealed to people not to panic.
The epicentre of the earthquake was Dindori taluka, 16 to 20 kilometres away from the Nashik observatory, the Nashik District Disaster Management Authority said.
Three earthquakes were felt at 08.58 pm, 09.34 pm and 09.42 pm, with magnitudes 3.4, 2.1 and 1.9 respectively.
Mild tremors of the earthquake were felt in Dindori village and surrounding villages, triggering panic in the area. No loss of life and property has been reported.
According to preliminary information, earthquake tremors were also felt in Dindori Taluka, Dindori, Madkijamb, Hatnore, Neelwandi, Jambutke, Umrale, Talegaon.
Local Shiv Sena leader Vithalrao Apsunde said that the maximum tremors were felt in Jambutke village.