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14th March 2005, 12:10 PM
Tremors rattle parts of Maharashtra
Tremors rattled Mumbai and parts of Maharashtra at around 1514 IST on Monday.
Though details are awaited, rediff.com received calls from Pune, Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara and Karad reporting tremors.
Tremors were felt in parts of neighbouring Goa and Karnataka too.
Initial reports said the earthquake, measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale, was centered around Koyna in western Maharashtra.
Konya is an area prone to seismic activity.
"The quake measured 5.1. The epicentre of the quake, which occurred at 1514 IST, is in Koyna region. We are still looking into other details," an official at the Indian Meteorological Department in New Delhi said.
The epicentre of the quake is at 17.2 degree North Latitude, 73.7 degree East Longitude, he said.
There was panic in Nariman Point business district in Mumbai, with people rushing out of multi-storied office buildings.
"Kucha-pucca houses may develop cracks, while weaker buildings may fall. Dams are generally built to withstand high intensity quakes. So there is no need to worry about the Koyna dam," the IMD official said.
The Koyna dam is one of the biggest hydro-electric projects in the state.
Source : rediff.com
Date : 14-03-2005
Tremors rattled Mumbai and parts of Maharashtra at around 1514 IST on Monday.
Though details are awaited, rediff.com received calls from Pune, Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara and Karad reporting tremors.
Tremors were felt in parts of neighbouring Goa and Karnataka too.
Initial reports said the earthquake, measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale, was centered around Koyna in western Maharashtra.
Konya is an area prone to seismic activity.
"The quake measured 5.1. The epicentre of the quake, which occurred at 1514 IST, is in Koyna region. We are still looking into other details," an official at the Indian Meteorological Department in New Delhi said.
The epicentre of the quake is at 17.2 degree North Latitude, 73.7 degree East Longitude, he said.
There was panic in Nariman Point business district in Mumbai, with people rushing out of multi-storied office buildings.
"Kucha-pucca houses may develop cracks, while weaker buildings may fall. Dams are generally built to withstand high intensity quakes. So there is no need to worry about the Koyna dam," the IMD official said.
The Koyna dam is one of the biggest hydro-electric projects in the state.
Source : rediff.com
Date : 14-03-2005