An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 shook Telangana’s Mulugu district on Wednesday morning, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.
The quake hit at around 7:27 am on Wednesday at a depth of 40 kms and was centred around the Mulugu region, according to the NCS.
“EQ of M: 5.3, On: 04/12/2024 07:27:02 IST, Lat: 18.44 N, Long: 80.24 E, Depth: 40 Km, Location: Mulugu, Telangana,” NCS post on X said.
People in Mulugu and its neighbouring districts, including Hyderabad, felt the tremors as the moderate intensity quake hit the region.
People took to social media and shared videos of the moment the earthquake hit.
“For the first time in last 20years, one of the strongest earthquake occured in Telangana with 5.3 magnitude earthquake at Mulugu as epicentre. Entire Telangana including Hyderabad too felt the tremors. Once again earthquake at Godavari river bed, but a pretty strong one,” a social media user by the name ‘Telangana Weatherman’ wrote on X.
