Earthquake in Himalayas to be felt in Sri Lanka

Any highly effective earthquake that happens within the Himalayan vary, as predicted by Indian geologists, is more likely to have an effect on Sri Lanka.

Colombo,UPDATED: Feb 25, 2023 22:01 IST

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By Press Trust of India: Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo and the northern capital of Jaffna are more likely to really feel the impact of any highly effective earthquake occurring within the Himalayan vary as predicted by Indian geologists, a geologist mentioned right here on Saturday.

If India experiences a quake of magnitude 8, it could be felt in Colombo and Jaffna, Athula Senaratne, an area college professor, advised reporters.

Two years in the past, a quake that occurred within the Himalayan vary of magnitude 5 was severely felt in Colombo, folks even got here out of buildings, Senaratne mentioned.

He mentioned the realm involved was the place the Eurasian and the Indo-Australian plates might come into battle.

Senaratne was referring to a warning issued by the Hyderabad-based National Geophysical Institute of the potential high-magnitude earthquake in India’s Uttarakhand area.

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Feb 25, 2023