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Published 20:31 IST, September 7th 2020

'Again?' ask netizens after earthquake of 3.5 magnitude hits Palghar region in Maharashtra

Maharashtra earthquake has left some worrying about their well-being and the others finding humour in the disaster. Here's how netizens reacted to earthquake.

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An earthquake of 3.5 magnitudes on the Richter's scale hit Maharashtra at 8:07 am, on Monday, September 7, 2020. The tremors of the earthquake were felt at 102 km North of Mumbai and reportedly didn't cause any loss of life or injury. National Centre of Seismology (NCS), an agency of the Government of India for monitoring of earthquake activity, in a tweet, wrote: "Earthquake of Magnitude:3.5, Occurred on 07-09-2020, 08:07:19 IST, Lat: 19.99 & Long: 72.80, Depth: 5 Km , Location: 102km N of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India." (sic) 

Here's the post: 

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Netizens took to social media to express their views on the earthquake. While some seemed petrified with continuous earthquakes (a mild earthquake occurred on September 5 and September 1 98 km North of Mumbai), others found humour in the time of adversity. Here's how the internet reacted to the earthquake. 

Netizens reaction to Maharashtra earthquake: 

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Palghar experiences a series of light-intensity earthquakes

For the past few days, Palghar has been experiencing low-intensity earthquakes in different parts. On Tuesday, September 1, an earthquake of 2.5 magnitudes occurred at 5 km of Palghar, Maharashtra at 3.57 pm. Following which, an earthquake of 2.5 magnitudes hit 5 km of Palghar, Maharashtra on Sunday, September 6. No casualties were reported from the earthquakes. 

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20:31 IST, September 7th 2020