Professor Atula Senaratne of the Department of Geology of the University of Peradeniya has identified several areas where earthquakes may occur in Sri Lanka in the future. He said that the areas such as the inactive tectonic boundary from Trincomalee to Ussangoda, the reservoir-related areas around the central mountains have been identified as such.
A few moments ago, another strong earthquake occurred in the earthquake-prone Pacific “Ring of Fire”, reports the AFP news service. The earthquake, which occurred in the ocean north of the island of Java in Indonesia, measured 7.0 on the Richter scale.According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Although this is a strong earthquake, no …
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An earthquake has occurred in the sea area 34 kilometers away from Beruwala, says the Bureau of Geology and Mining. The office says that there is no danger due to this earthquake and it is recorded with a strength of 3.7 units on the Richter scale. However, they mentioned that the earthquake has been practically …
