Overview
- A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Maharashtra’s Hingoli district, officials said.
- The National Centre for Seismology located the epicentre near Shirli village in Vasmat taluka at a depth of 10 kilometers.
- Shaking was reported in Nanded city and the talukas of Ardhapur, Hadgaon, and Himayatnagar, as well as parts of Parbhani.
- Hingoli Collector Rahul Gupta said houses and community halls in Pangra Shinde developed cracks, and he reported no deaths so far.
- District administrations urged calm, put response teams on standby, and advised residents to secure tin-sheet roofs with bolts instead of stones while reporting issues to local helplines.