Slight tremor recorded last night in Kandy
A small tremor has occurred in the Ambakote area in Digana, Kandy.
According to the residents the tremor had occurred at around 8.45 pm last night.
When the news team inquired from the Geological Survey and Mining Bureau regarding the incident,
Its chairman Anura Walpola said that the magnitude of the tremor that affected Digana last night was recorded at less than 2 on the Richter scale.
He stated that it was recorded in the Pallekele seismometer.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Geological Survey and Mining Bureau Anura Walpola further stated that the committee appointed to investigate the tremors that occurred in certain areas in Kandy during the last two months is conducting further investigations.
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