Another round of earthquakes in Chikkaballapur
The Hindu
One was recorded near Vellore in Tamil Nadu
For the second day in a row, an earthquake was recorded in Chikkaballapura district at 2.16 p.m. on December 23, according to National Centre for Seismology, which put the magnitude at 3.6 on the Richter scale. Residents of Settigere and other nearby villages ran out of their homes on feeling the land trembling.
The epicentre was 1.2 km south east of Sadenahalli in Gollahalli gram panchayat. Tremors were also felt 1.3 km north west of Beeraganahalli in Gollahalli gram panchayat, and 2.8 km south west of Settigere in Addagallu gram panchayat. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 18 km, according to Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC).
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