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Tremors hit city, but no need to worry
Updated On: 15 April, 2012 07:46 AM IST | | Adnan Attarwala
Scientists believe there isn't any reason to panic as the earthquake intensity has subsided
Several parts of Maharashtra and Gujarat woke up to two mild earthquakes, measuring 4.5 and 4.9 on the Richter scale on Saturday morning. The tremors were felt at about 8.53 am in Bhuj, Gujarat, while slightly stronger tremors at around 11.05 am shook several parts of Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Satara, and other surrounding areas.
However, officials from the seismology department of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Pune, said that if any disturbance is felt in Koyna dam in Satara, which is earthquake-prone, then the city might feel slight tremors again. But in that case too, the tremors, whose magnitude will be less than three on the Richter scale, will be slight.
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