South Odisha Districts Feel the Jolt as 5.3 Quake Hits Telangana’s Mulugu
Hyderabad: An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale shook up Telangana’s Mulugu district on Wednesday morning.
The tremors were also felt in Hyderabad and parts of Andhra Pradesh.
Some regions of Odisha’s Malkangiri, Nabarangpur and Koraput districts also experienced minor tremors.
The National Center for Seismology stated that the quake struck at 7:27am. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage caused to any property. “EQ of M: 5.3, On: 04/12/2024 07:27:02 IST, Lat: 18.44 N, Long: 80.24 E, Depth: 40 Km, Location: Mulugu, Telangana,” the National Center for Seismology posted on X.
Netizens claimed on social media that the tremors on Wednesday were the strongest in 20 years.
This is a rare instance that Telangana experienced seismic activity. There are four Seismic zones in India: Zone II, Zone III, Zone IV, and Zone V. Zone V witnesses the highest level of seismicity, whereas Zone II comprises areas that have the lowest level of seismicity. Telangana is grouped in Zone II.
