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Malkangiri: Panic gripped the locals of Malkangiri district in Odisha after a mild tremor was felt here on Saturday.
As per reports, an earthquake of 4.2 magnitude on Ritchter Scale was felt in several parts of the district. According to the report the tremors were felt in Khairaput and Mathili blocks along with few other places in Malkangiri district.
Malkangiri District Collector intimated that the epicentre of the earthquake was around 34 KM south of Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh .Residents were panicked and rushed out their homes as they felt the mild tremors.
Prasanta Patnaik