Low Intensity Quake Recorded in Parts of Chikkaballapur
The epicentre was located near Somasettyhalli village in Gouribidanur taluk. The quake occurred at 3.29 am at a depth of 5 km
Chikkaballapura: An earthquake of 2.9 magnitude was recorded in Chikkaballapura district in the wee hours of Saturday, the KSNDMC said.
The epicentre was located near Somasettyhalli village in Gouribidanur taluk. The quake occurred at 3.29 am at a depth of 5 km, it said.
According to a statement issued by the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC), the epicentre was located 2.53 km southwest of Taridalu Gram Panchayat in Gouribidanur taluk, 4.30 km northwest of Alipura Gram Panchayat and 33 km northwest of Chikkaballapur city.
"As per the Seismic Intensity map of the earthquake from the epicentre, the intensity observed is low and the tremor might be felt up to a radial distance of 20-30 km from the epicentre," it said.
The agency said that this type of earthquake would not create any harm to the local community as the intensity observed is low, though there might be local vibrations felt.
The epicentre falls in Seismic Zone II and the region is void of any structural discontinuities, it said and urged people not to panic as the magnitude and intensity observed are low.