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Earthquake jolts Sullia again; Fourth time in a week

09:35 AM Jul 01, 2022 | Team Udayavani |

Sullia: Tremors were felt for the fourth time in a week in the Sullia-Sampaje border areas in Dakshina Kannada.

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Locals claimed that they were woken up from their sleep in the wee hours of Friday by a loud noise accompanied by an earthquake. The quakes were felt in Sampaje, Guttigaru, Ubaradka, Goonadka, Sullia town, Elimale and surrounding areas at around 1:15 AM on July 1.

The series of earthquakes felt in the region have left the public in a state of panic.

On June 25, an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.3 on the Richter scale was recorded. On June 28,  quakes were observed twice, one in the morning with Richter scale 3 intensity and the other in the evening measuring Richter scale 1.8.

Report of state natural disaster monitoring center is awaited.

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