Series of low‑depth tremors continue in Hingoli district

The Hingoli district of Maharashtra has been experiencing a steady stream of shallow seismic events over the last several days. The latest shock, measured at magnitude 2.9, struck at 04:58 a.m. on Thursday and originated roughly five kilometres below the earth’s surface. Earlier in the week, a 3.3 magnitude tremor was felt on 3 October, and a comparable jolt was recorded in July. All of these quakes share a common characteristic: they occur at depths between five and ten kilometres, making even moderate magnitudes perceptible to people on the surface. Scientists attribute the persistent activity to the proximity of the Kynnersley‑Godavari fault, where tectonic stress accumulates and releases in what seismologists call an "earthquake swarm" – a succession of small quakes without a single dominant mainshock.