A slight earthquake with a strength of 3 units on the Richter scale was reported from some areas of the Monaragala district some time ago (February 10).
The Bureau of Geological Research and Excavation says that this happened near the Palwatta Sugar Factory in Buttala.
Its epicenter was recorded at a depth of 10 km.
However, the Disaster Management Center also claims that there is no severe impact from this earthquake.
