New Delhi, June 24: An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 on the Richter scale hit Palghar in Maharashtra on Thursday, informed the National Center for Seismology.

The earthquake occured at 11:57 am about 87 kilometers West of Nashik.

"Earthquake of Magnitude: 3.7, Occurred on 24-06-2021, 11:57:00 IST, Latitue: 20.01 and Longitude: 72.95, Depth: 5 Km, Location: 87km W of Nashik, Maharashtra, India," National Center for Seismology said in a tweet.

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