Chikkaballapura: A day after mild tremors triggered panic among residents in Doddaballapur of Bengaluru Rural district, similar tremors were reported Saturday in and around Gauribidanur taluk of Chikkaballapura district, about 80km from Bengaluru.A tremor measuring 2.9 on the Richter scale was recorded at 3.29am Saturday, with its epicentre near Somasettyhalli village in Gauribidanur taluk, at a depth of around 5km. The epicentre was located 2.53km southwest of Taridalu gram panchayat and 4.30km northwest of Alipura panchayat, about 33km northwest of Chikkaballapura city.Sources at Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) told TOI the tremors were felt within a radius of 20 to 30 km.“It was a mild tremor of low intensity and the likelihood of significant damage was low,” a revenue department official said.Residents, however, suspected that increasing quarrying activities in Chikkaballapura and Doddaballapur could be contributing to the tremors.
