Earthquake in Maharashtra, tremors felt in Karnataka

An earthquake alert was issued near Koyna dam in Maharashtra. Tremors were felt in parts of Sangli and Kolhapur districts at around 11.44 pm on Saturday. There are reports that tremors were felt in Belgavi as well.

An earthquake measuring 4.8 on Richter scale jolted areas near Koyna dam in Maharashtra late Saturday night. However, no casualty or damage to property was reported.

Tremors were felt in parts of Sangli and Kolhapur districts at around 11.44 pm, an official of the earthquake department of Koyna dam said. There were also reports that the tremors of the quake were felt in Belgavi as well.

The depth of the earthquake was 10 kms below the ground and the tremors were felt in a radius of 120 kms from the epicentre, he said.

Some people in Sangli felt the tremors for eight to 15 seconds, but no injury or casualty was reported, sources said.

With PTI input