Mild earthquake of magnitude 3.0 hits villages in Bengaluru Rural; KSNDMC says no need to panic

Even as multiple videos of Timmojanahalli in Doddaballapur Taluk, Bengaluru Rural, experiencing mild earthquake went viral on social media, Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) clarified that public need not panic as the magnitude and intensity experienced or observed were low.

The incident was reported on Friday at 9.01 a.m. According to the details shared by KSNDMC, the magnitude of the earthquake was 3.0 which was low and the tremors were experienced upto a radial distance of 20-30 km. The epicentre is surrounded by villages including Naraganahalli, Karnala, Tubagere and Timmojanahalli.

The release from KSNDMC further read, “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 as per the tectonic map. The community need not panic as the magnitude and intensity observed is low.”