Earthquake today: 6.2 magnitude quake jolts Sri Lanka’s Colombo

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted Sri Lanka's Colombo on Tuesday. The quake hit the country at 12.31 pm today, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), NCS wrote, “Earthquake of Magnitude:6.2, Occurred on 14-11-2023, 12:31:10 IST, Lat: -2.96 & Long: 86.54, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 1326km SE of Colombo, Sri Lanka.”

(Disclaimer: This is a developing story. More details are awaited.)