The epicentre of the quake was 28 kms south of Koyana Dam in the hilly regions of Jinti village near Dhebevadi, meteorological department officials said. No damage has been reported in the city. The seismological observatory of the India Meteorology Department’s Pune office recorded the quake at 5.22 pm. As many as four aftershocks of magnitude 3.2 to 3.4 were recorded in the next 5 to 10 minutes. Superintendent engineer of Koyana Dam N V Shinde said the dam was completely safe. “The dam has been strengthened a few years back to sustain a tremor of magnitude of 7 on the Richter scale,” he said.

Assistant meteorologist M T Jadhav said it was a moderate shock. “It was felt in 150 to 200 kms radial distance from the epicentre. Besides Pune, the shock was felt in parts of Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, Ratnagiri, Raigad and Sindhudurg districts,” he said.

“Earthquakes in Koyana region in monsoon is not unusual. This time the tremors were felt after monsoon. While the previous quake of magnitude 4.8 was felt on November 14, a mild shock of 3.12 was felt on December 5,” he said.