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Mild earthquakes hit parts of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka

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Epicentre of the quakes with magnitude of two.9 and three on Richter scale that occurred round 7.10 am and seven.15 am was near Mandikal and Bhogaparthi villages, based on the Karnataka State Pure Catastrophe Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC).

Two back-to-back gentle earthquakes hit elements of Chikkaballapura district bordering Bengaluru on Wednesday morning, official studies stated. Epicentre of the quakes with magnitude of two.9 and three on Richter scale that occurred round 7.10 am and seven.15 am was near Mandikal and Bhogaparthi villages, based on the Karnataka State Pure Catastrophe Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC).

As per the seismic depth map of the earthquakes from the epicentre, the intensities noticed are low and the tremors may need been felt as much as a most radial distance of 10 km to fifteen km, it stated in a press release.

“Some of these earthquakes don’t create any hurt to the local people, though there could also be slight shaking noticed domestically. The neighborhood needn’t panic because the depth noticed is low and never harmful,” the assertion stated. The Nationwide Centre for Seismology (NCS) had additionally tweeted in regards to the prevalence of the 2 earthquakes about 70 kms north-north east of Bengaluru.

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