Bhopal/Khargone. People were once again frightened by the earthquake in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday morning. The earth is trembling for the second time in the last 25 days in the district.
The intensity of the earthquake, which occurred around 9:15 am, was recorded at 4.5 on the Richter scale. Vibration was felt in the ground for about 3 to 4 seconds.
After the sudden tremors, people came out of their homes, while in schools, as a precaution, children were taken out of the buildings and taken to the open ground.
The epicenter of the earthquake was reported to be in the Satpura region bordering Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. It was about 35 kilometers away from Khargone district headquarters and about 10 kilometers below ground.
Apart from Khargone, the impact of the tremors was also felt in the border areas of Sendhwa, Khandwa, Burhanpur and Bhikangaon.
Earlier, earthquake tremors were felt in Khargone district on October 18 at 12:14 pm. At that time its intensity was recorded at 4.1 on the Richter scale. Even then the epicenter of the earthquake was about 10 kilometers below the ground.
Now, due to the second tremor within 25 days, there is concern among the people of the area. According to the National Center of Seismology, after the earthquake in Khargone, an earthquake also occurred in the Leh-Ladakh region at 10:29 am on Saturday. There its intensity was recorded at 3.9.
People got scared due to sudden earth tremors in the morning. Local residents Deepak Kanungo, Prabhuram Malvi and Basant Soni said that the sofas kept inside the houses started shifting from their places.
As soon as they felt the vibration, they immediately came out of their homes along with their family members. Earthquake tremors were also felt at Avisons School located on Sanawad Road.
Seeing the situation, the teachers took the children out of the school building and took them to the ground. After this, the students were given information about staying safe and rescue methods during earthquakes.
Khargone SDM Satyendra Bairwa said that reports of earthquake tremors have been received from many areas of the district. Information has been collected by the administration from different places.
At present, no loss of life or property has been reported from anywhere. The administration has appealed to the people to remain alert and not pay attention to any kind of rumour.