Mild Earthquake Of Magnitude 2.8 Strikes Betul In Madhya Pradesh; No Damage Or Casualties Reported

Betul: An earthquake of magnitude 2.8 on the Richter scale jolted Madhya Pradesh's Betul in the early hours of Wednesday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

As per the NCS, the tremor occurred at 02:59 am at a depth of five km.

"EQ of M: 2.8, On: 21/05/2025 02:59:44 IST, Lat: 21.73 N, Long: 78.35 E, Depth: 5 Km, Location: Betul, Madhya Pradesh," the NCS said on X.

EQ of M: 2.8, On: 21/05/2025 02:59:44 IST, Lat: 21.73 N, Long: 78.35 E, Depth: 5 Km, Location: Betul, Madhya Pradesh.
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— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) May 20, 2025

No immediate reports of damage and casualties have been received as of now.

Further details are awaited.

Earlier on Tuesday, an earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale struck the Bay of Bengal, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). As per the NCS, the tremor occurred at 3:15 pm at a depth of 10 kilometres.

EQ of M: 4.4, On: 20/05/2025 15:15:53 IST, Lat: 17.06 N, Long: 89.62 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Bay of Bengal. For more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/5gCOtjcVGs…@DrJitendraSingh@OfficeOfDrJS@Ravi_MoES@Dr_Mishra1966@ndmaindia pic.twitter.com/76cP2fGljn

— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) May 20, 2025

"EQ of M: 4.4, On: 20/05/2025 15:15:53 IST, Lat: 17.06 N, Long: 89.62 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Bay of Bengal," the NCS said in a post on X.

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