Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes Sri Lanka!

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 on the Richter scale hit Sri Lanka on Tuesday, November 14. The tremors were felt in Colombo at around 12:31 pm today, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.

The National Center for Seismology announced the quake on ‘X’ in a post and wrote “, “Earthquake of Magnitude:6.2, Occurred on 14-11-2023, 12:31:10 IST, Lat: -2.96 & Long: 86.54, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 1326km SE of Colombo, Sri Lanka." 

Earthquake of Magnitude:6.2, Occurred on 14-11-2023, 12:31:10 IST, Lat: -2.96 & Long: 86.54, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: 1326km SE of Colombo, Sri Lanka for more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/4djY2ype7T@KirenRijiju @Dr_Mishra1966 @ndmaindia @Indiametdept pic.twitter.com/yqXchM4hZN

— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) November 14, 2023

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