Minor earthquake in Nagarkurnool, 156 km from Hyderabad
The mild quake occurred in a forest area, about 156 kilometres south of Hyderabad, according to D Srinagesh of National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI).
Published Date - 26 July 2021, 10:36 AM
Hyderabad: A minor earthquake, of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter scale, occurred near Achampet in Nagarkurnool district on Monday morning. As registered by the National Centre for Seismology, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres below the surface.
The mild quake occurred in a forest area, about 156 kilometres south of Hyderabad, according to D Srinagesh of National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI). The location is also about 35 kilometres south of Srisailam Dam.
“It was a mild earthquake in a forest area, so there has been no damage because of it,” he said.
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