An earthquake measuring 4.65 on the Richter scale occurred yesterday (11) at around 1.29 am in the Northeast deep sea, 310 km off the coast of Batticaloa.
Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB)ActingDirector General M.M.J.P. Ajith Prema said that even though all the gauges set up by the Bureau had recorded the earthquake, there is no report that the public had felt it.
Also, the GSMB stated there is no threat of a tsunami occurring due to this earthquake.
According to the Meteorology Department, showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and North Western Provinces and in the Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts. Fairly heavy showers of about 50mm are likely in the Western and Sabaragamuwa Provinces and in the Puttalam, Galle and Matara districts.
Also, a few showers may occur in the Mannar, Vavuniya and Anuradhapura districts.
Showers or thundershowers may occur in the Uva Province and in the Batticaloa and Ampara districts during the evening or night.
According to the Meteorology Department, fairly strong winds of about 40 to 45 kmph can be expected in the western slopes of the Central hills and the Northern, North Central, and North Western Provinces and in the Trincomalee and Hambantota districts.
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