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The earthquake occurred on 28 September, 1962. This shock was felt in the villages Ratnagiri, Sangameswar, Rajapur and Lanja-Mahal taluqs. No damage occurred anywhere. The direction of the movement SW to NE. The shock was for a few seconds shaking the earth and the buildings. No loss or damage is reported by the Collector of Ratnagiri district. Based on the felt reports, the maximum MM intensity is V and its magnitude is 4.3 on Richter scale. The epicentral location is 17.0N, 73.3E. The focal depth is determined as 16 Km. (Singh and Sethumadhavan, 1963).
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