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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
R. Krishna Kumar

Minor tremors felt in Kodagu

A minor tremor was reported in Paraje Gram Panchayat limits of Madikeri taluk in Kodagu bordering Dakshina Kannada district in the early hours of Friday, July 1, 2022.

According to the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC), an earthquake of magnitude 1.8 has been recorded by the KSNDMC network and the epicentre was 5.2 km WNW of M.Chembu village in Paraje GP limits bordering Kodagu-Dakshina Kannada district. It was 9.4 km NWN of Karike GP in Madikeri taluk, 11.5 km west of Sampaje Hobli in Madikeri taluk and 11 km South East of Sulia taluk in Dakshina Kannada district.  

The tremor was recorded at 1.15 a.m. at the Harangi dam observatory and the intensity was low. The KSNDMC note said that the tremor might be felt up to a maximum radial distance of 20 to 30 km from the epi centre.

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