An earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale was recorded in the Arabia Sea, 155 km away from Mumbai, the Met office here said.
"The shock registered was at 18.6 degree latitude and 71.3 degree longitude in the Arabian Sea," Met department director Rajeev Nair told agencies.
The epicentre was 155 km from Mumbai, he said adding that the quake took place at 12.31 pm. Meanwhile, there were reports of tremors being felt in some parts of north Mumbai, but the Met dept said these could not be verified so far.