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Mild earthquake in vizag
Residents of Visakhapatnam in Seemandhra, who were reeling under severe heat over the last few weeks were in for a shock on wednesday evening.
Residents of Visakhapatnam, Seemandhra, who were reeling under severe heat over the last few weeks were in for a shock on wednesday evening.
According to reports, a low intensity earthquake shook the coastal town this evening. The quake measured 5.8 on the Ritcher scale Seismologists say that the epicentre was the Bay of Bengal. However, no tsunami alert has been issued nor any reports of damage reported. Also the earthqauke was observed in various parts of the state such as East Godavari, Vizianagram, Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam Districts. It is learnt that the port city citizens felt a slight tremble but are safe.
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude6.0
Date-Time
21 May 2014 16:21:54 UTC
21 May 2014 22:21:54 near epicenter
21 May 2014 21:51:54 standard time in your timezone
Location18.254N 88.080E
Depth39 km
Distances
275 km (170 mi) SE of Paradip Garh, India
275 km (170 mi) SE of Konarka, India
290 km (179 mi) SE of Puri, India
295 km (182 mi) SE of Nimaparha, India
650 km (403 mi) SSW of Dhaka, Bangladesh
