Karnataka: Mild Tremors Felt Again In Dakshina Kannada, Fourth Quake In Two Weeks

Locals said they were woken up from their sleep at around 1.15 am by a loud noise accompanied by the earthquake.

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Mangaluru: Mild tremors were felt in parts of Dakshina Kannada district for the third day in a week on Friday. The tremors were felt in Sampaje, Guttigaru, Ubaradka, Goonaka, Elimale, Sullia town and surrounding areas.

Locals said they were woken up from their sleep at around 1.15 am by a loud noise accompanied by the earthquake. The series of earthquakes in the area have panicked the local population, said a report on PTI.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.3 on the Richter scale was recorded in the region on June 25 followed by a quake on June 28 which was felt twice on the day.

The morning quake on June 28 was of 3.0 intensity on the Richter scale, while the other in the evening measured 1.8.

The report of the natural disaster monitoring centre is awaited, they said.

On Saturday and Tuesday, mild tremors were experienced in Dakshina Kannada district. On Tuesday, the tremor measured 3.5 magnitude on the Richter scale and was experienced around 7.45 am. On June 25, a tremor measuring 2.3 magnitude was experienced at 9 am. 

The two tremors were experienced in places including Aranthodu, Peraje, Ubaradka, Thodikana and Mittur. After the tremor, crackers were experienced in the walls of houses in Sampaje.

Another tremor was also felt in parts of Hassan district on June 23. The tremor measured 3.4 on the Ritcher scale and was reported in the wee hours of the day.