Minor tremor reported from Wellawaya

COLOMBO (News 1st) - A minor tremor was reported near the Wellawaya Town on Saturday (11) morning.

This follows two minor tremors reported on Friday (10) afternoon in Wellawaya and Buttala. 

Saturday's tremor measured a magnitude of 2.3, and was reported at about 03:48 am.

"No threat was reported to the area", Acting Director General of the Geological Survey & Mines Bureau Janaka Ajith Prema said.

A team of geologists was deployed to Buttala to investigate the tremors that were reported.