Earthquake tremors in two districts in Maharashtra raised panic among citizens on Saturday. Chandrapur district witnessed 3.4 Magnitude tremors around 4.22 pm near Chandanwahi village, Rajura-Korpana Road on Saturday. The epicentre of the quake was at a depth of 10 km. The epicentre was 156 km away from Nagpur district. Similarly, 4.7 Magnitude earthquake shook Hingoli district on Saturday morning at around 8.44 am. The epicentre of this tremor was also at a depth of 10 kms and it took place 266 km away from Nagpur district. No casualties or loss of property have been reported in both districts.

 

The local administration has appealed to the people not to panic and not to fall prey to rumours on social media. The Disaster Management agencies have been alerted. In Hingoli, people ran out of their homes immediately after they felt tremors. Most of them were preparing to go to their workplace and schools. The earthquake in Hingoli district was also felt in Pusad city and nearby villages of Yavatmal district of Vidarbha. The mild tremor was experienced at Vasant Nagar, Gadi Ward, Majid Ward, Itawa, New Pusad and some other places.

 

Chandrapur district is located in a seismically active, yet relatively stable, intraplate region of the Indian Plate, falling under Seismic Zone-III (moderate-risk). Whereas, Hingoli lies within a region known for ancient, reactivated, and minor localised fault lines, causing rare low-magnitude earthquakes due to intraplate stress. The area is classified under low-to-moderate seismic risk, often associated with the Deccan Plateau’s geological activity.