An earthquake of 4.5 magnitudes was felt in Vijayapura, Karnataka 10 kilometers from the epicenter at 6:23 a.m. in the morning.
The earthquake in the city of Vijayapura in Karnataka occurred in the early hours of Saturday, July 9, 2022.
This is the seventh minor earthquake in Vijayapura over the last year. People rushed out of their houses, but fortunately, there is no reported damage. Experts say that frequent tremors are occurring due to south Indian plates moving towards north India.
Earlier, another minor earthquake of 2.3 magnitudes on the Richter scale was reported in Hassan district in central Karnataka, and in October the previous year, a low-intensity tremor had hit the area.
Earlier too, Vijayapura was shaken by a quake of magnitude 3.1 and two between 2.0 and 3.0. The biggest quake was reported south of Bijapur city on October 1 and the most recent was reported on October 2 with a magnitude of 2.3. In September, an earthquake of 3.9 on the Richter scale was reported in the district along with the neighboring Bagalkot district. At that time the epicenter of the earthquake was bordering Maharashtra’s Kolhapur.
An earthquake of Magnitude 4.6 hit #vijayapura ,city of karnataka this morning at 06.23AM(IST).
Many a people felt the tremor & came out of their house.#vijayapuraearthquake #Karnataka #bijapur #earthquake #watch #video pic.twitter.com/oJ2dSyBp9L
— News and Updates (@News_24Updates) July 9, 2022
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