5.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Telangana; tremors felt in Hyderabad
Hindustan TimesTelangana earthquake today: A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Telangana's Mulugu district on Wednesday morning, with tremors reported in Hyderabad and parts of Andhra Pradesh, the National Center for Seismology said. Earthquake tremors in parts of Maharashtra Tremors were felt in Maharashtra's Nagpur, Gadchiroli and Chandrapur districts after an earthquake struck Mulugu in neighbouring Telangana on Wednesday morning. In Chandrapur, parts of the city, Ballarpur and tehsils adjoining the Telangana border also experienced mild tremors, a district administration official said. An X user, Telangana Weatherman, said, “For the first time in last 20years, one of the strongest earthquake occured in Telangana with 5.3 magnitude earthquake at Mulugu as epicentre.” The user added that the entire Telangana, including Hyderabad, felt the tremors.