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Strong earthquake of magnitude 6.2 jolt Sri Lanka; tremors felt in Colombo
Sri Lanka Earthquake: There have been no immediate reports of any casualties.
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck Sri Lanka on Tuesday afternoon, the National Center for Seismology said. “Earthquake of Magnitude:6.2, Occurred on 14-11-2023, 12:31:10 IST, Lat: -2.96 & Long: 86.54, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: 1326km SE of Colombo, Sri Lanka,” the NCS said on social media X.
There have been no immediate reports of any casualties.
The Geological Survey and Mines Bureau said there is no danger to Sri Lanka the earthquake reported 800km southeast of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean at a depth of 10km.
Earthquakes in other countries
Meanwhile, an earthquake of magnitude 4.9 struck the area around the border between South Sudan and Uganda on Monday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 8 km (4.97 miles), the EMSC said.
On Monday, an earthquake of magnitude 4.9 hit Tajikistan on Monday evening, the NCS said. According to the seismology centre, the tremors were felt around 5:46pm and struck at a depth of 194 km. Taking to X, the NCS said, "Earthquake of Magnitude:4.9, Occurred on 13-11-2023, 17:46:37 IST, Lat: 38.73 & Long: 72.49, Depth: 194 Km, Location: Tajikistan."
On Sunday, an earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck near West Timor, in Indonesia, on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.
On November 11 evening, an earthquake of magnitude 4.1 hit Pakistan, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.
According to the National Center for Seismology, the tremors were felt around 6:06 pm and struck at a depth of 10km. Taking to X, NCS said, “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.1, Occurred on 11-11-2023, 18:06:42 IST, La.t: 30.67 & Long: 69.73, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: Pakistan.”
On the same day, a 5-magnitude earthquake struck the northwest Dominican Republic near the border with Haiti. The tremor occurred at a depth of 19 kilometres just west-northwest of Las Matas de Santa Cruz, according to the US Geological Survey.
