Karnataka: Low intensity earthquake hits Bagalkot and Vijayapura

Team Udayavani, Sep 5, 2021, 9:58 AM IST

Bagalkot/Vijayapura: A low-intensity earthquake hit parts of Bagalkot and Vijayapura at midnight on Sunday, September 5.

Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) Officials informed, “An earthquake of magnitude 3.9 occurred at Kolhapur district of Maharashtra, which shares border with Karnataka. With regard to Vijayapura district, low-magnitude tremors have been recorded at 11:47 pm.”

People in many localities in Vijayapura City, Basavana Bagewadi, Tikota, Indi and Sindagi ran out of their houses as soon as they felt the earthquake between 11:30 pm and 12 am.

Meanwhile, people in Jamkhandi taluk did not experienced any tremors.

However, no damage to property or roads has yet been reported in any part of the region.