Overview
- A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck Nashik district late on Saturday night, and a 3.3-magnitude aftershock was recorded early Sunday morning, with both events measured at about 5 km depth near the Bhanwad/Hatgad area.
- District officials reported no deaths or injuries but documented minor damage, including cracks in walls of several houses and a partially collapsed temple sidewall in Junothi village.
- The Ministry of Earth Sciences and the National Centre for Seismology have installed six temporary seismographs along the Peth-Kalwan border and dispatched teams to record data and study the local fault activity.
- The Nashik district administration inspected dams and vulnerable buildings, urged residents to check for structural cracks, and advised people to report dangerous conditions to local authorities and avoid staying in unsafe houses.
- Nashik lies in seismic Zone III and has a long record of mild quakes; experts say shallow events make shaking stronger at the surface and that the recent cluster may continue for weeks while underground stress is released, so close monitoring is needed.