Mild earthquakes in Maharashtra, Gujarat

PUNE/AHMEDABAD: Two earthquakes of mild intensity shook parts of Maharashtra and Gujarat on Saturday, but there were no reports of any casualty.

A quake measuring 5 on the Richter scale was experienced in parts of western Maharashtra at 10.50 am. Its epicentre was Goshatwadi village, about 10km from Koyana dam in Satara district, the Met office said.

An aftershock of 4.4 magnitude was registered an hour later, it said. The Koyna dam, situated in a quake-prone region, is safe, officials said.

The tremors were also felt in many parts of Mumbai, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, Pune, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg. A quake, measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale, was felt at 8.55 AM in parts of Gujarat.

The earthquake had its epicentre at Vamka taluka in Kutch, which is an active fault line, scientists at Institute of Seismological Research said.