It is reported that the second earthquake in the country with a value of 2.3 units on the Richter scale took place in the vicinity of Wellawaya – Buttala town today (11) at around 3.48 am.
Yesterday (10) an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.0 on the Richter scale hit the areas of Buttala, Pelawatta, Wellawaya, and Monaragala and due to that earthquake, the chudamanikya that was in the Dagabe koth of Unawatuna Sri Bauddaloka Piriven Temple fell to the ground and was damaged. It is reported that Nagolla Nandarathana Thera, the head of the temple, said that.