Minor earthquake in Nagarkurnool

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.