Mild tremors from a reported 4.5-magnitude earthquake in Madhya Pradesh were felt in three talukas of Maharashtra’s Buldhana district on Saturday morning, with no casualties or property damage reported in the affected areas. The tremors were also reported in parts of Jalgaon district.
According to Loksatta’s report, the earthquake was recorded at about 9.13 am in the Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh. The source identifies the epicentre as being in the Sukhpuri area of Khargone, although the location details in the report are not further elaborated.
In Buldhana, residents of Malkapur, Jalgaon Jamod and Sangrampur talukas reportedly felt the mild tremors. These areas are close to the Madhya Pradesh border, and include the predominantly tribal Jalgaon Jamod and Sangrampur talukas. Malkapur is also described in the report as a major gateway to the Vidarbha region.
The tremors caused alarm among residents in the three talukas, but the report said there was no loss of life or financial damage. The report also said that no casualties or property damage had been reported from the affected parts of Jalgaon district.
The tremors were reportedly felt in Jalgaon, Bhusawal, Raver, Yawal, Savda and Jamner areas of Jalgaon district. The impact was described as mild, and no official damage assessment beyond the reported absence of casualties and property loss was cited in the source.
Malkapur tehsildar Samadhan Sonawane confirmed that mild tremors were felt in the taluka, according to the report. The immediate administrative response described in the available information centres on assessing whether the tremors caused damage in border districts that experienced the seismic event.
The report did not mention further tremors, evacuations, structural failures or a detailed assessment by a seismic monitoring or disaster-management agency. Further official information would be required to clarify the precise epicentre and provide a complete assessment of the incident.
