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Mumbai: An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale hit Palghar district of Maharashtra at 11 am on Friday. The quake struck Dahanu in Palghar but felt over a large area. The intensity of tremors is the highest recorded in the region since November 2018.

There were no reports so far of any loss of life and property. Tremors were felt in Mumbai too, over 100 kms away from Palghar district.

"Today, the tremors were experienced at 11.14 am. It measured 4.3 on the Richter scale, which is the maximum for the last four months," Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) chief Santosh Kadam said.

"The epicentre was once again Dundalwadi village in Dahanu taluka, which has become the worst affected region as far as tremors are concerned," he added.

Notably, parts of Palghar district have been experiencing such tremors routinely since November 2018. Wary of such tremors, residents of the villages in Dahanu and Talasari talukas have been spending their day out of the house and taking shelter in makeshift tents.

Here's how Twitterati reacted:

Anyone else felt tremors here in Mumbai or am I imagining it? #earthquake — Mohua Das (@mohuadazz) March 1, 2019

Seems another low intensity earthquake around Palghar. Anyone felt tremors in Mumbai & surroundings? — Mumbai Weather (@IndianWeather_) March 1, 2019

Felt the tremors of the quake in bandra. #earthquake #Mumbai — Aashish Patil (@Aashish38013577) March 1, 2019

Did anyone feel tremors in Mumbai? We in our malad office certainly felt it. @CMOMaharashtra @Dev_Fadnavis — Vishal Shukla (@vss80) March 1, 2019

Meanwhile, an earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale hit Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh on Friday. Tremors were felt for a few seconds in various areas at 11.40 am. The epicentre was Chamba and no loss of life was reported.

Palghar region in Maharashtra was hit by a 3.6-magnitude earthquake on January 21, 2019. The tremors were felt in and around Dundalwadi near Dahanu.