COLOMBO (News 1st): A minor tremor was reported in the Ekiriya area in Lunugala at around 4:53 am on Friday (Feb. 12), the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau told News 1st.

The tremor was recorded at the Pallekele and Hakmana seismic centres, according to Anura Walpola, the Chairman of the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau.

A minor tremor was earlier recorded in Ekiriya on 31st January 2021.

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