Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 strikes off SL

By: Isuru Parakrama

Colombo (LNW): An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 of the Richter Scale has occurred in seas off Sri Lanka, revealed the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau.

The reported earthquake at a depth of about 10 kilometres has occurred in the sea 1,260 kilometres south-east of the island, at around 12.59 pm today (01), according to the Bureau.

Tremors in the aftershock has spread across several areas of Sri Lanka, reports added.

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