Mild tremors felt in parts of Kodagu district

Team Udayavani, Sep 1, 2018, 12:05 PM IST

Madikeri: After heavy rainfall and several landslides, Kodagu district is now facing minor tremors of a less than one magnitude. 

The National Geographical Research Institute, Hyderabad had installed the temporary Seismic Monitoring Observatory at Navodaya Vidyalaya, Madikeri on August 23. 

Scientist Vijaya Raghavan of NGRI, Hyderabad, said the seismograph was installed after a team from the institute visited Kodagu to conduct a geotechnical study. “Going by the seismographic reports that we have received since then, over 10 minor tremors of less than one magnitude are being reported almost every day both west and south west of  Navodaya Vidyalaya. We believe the tremors are landslide induced. They are too minor to make any impact, but they have been reported to the district administration,” Mr  Raghavan told.

The tremors are reported around Madikeri, Gaalibeedu, Kaaluru, Hebbatgere, and Mannangeri in Kodagu. Gangaram Baderia, principal secretary and Relief Commissioner, revenue department (disaster management), said that the tremors were highly localised and shallow.  “Such tremors lose their energy locally and generally do not travel over large distances, often being limited to just 10 to 15 km or a  maximum of 20 km,” They said.