WHAT’S THE GROUND REALITY?

Multiple tremors have been rocking Dahanu and Talasari talukas of Palghar district since November 2018 Dahanu and Talasari’s distance from Mumbai

Nov 3 When the first tremor was felt in the two talukas

16

earthquakes measuring above 3 on the Richter scale have hit these areas since then, according to data from the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) under the Ministry of Earth Sciences 10km

Affected area 3-5km

Distance of epicentre from the surface 3.6

Magnitude of the biggest earthquake in the area so far, recorded on February 1

600

tremors were recorded on February 1. According to NCS, four of them were over 3 on the Richter scale.