Earthquake in Karnataka today: Quake of magnitude 3.1 strikes Vijayapura

Earthquake in Vijayapura today: An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 on the Richter Scale hit Vijayapura district of Karnataka on Friday morning, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. As per the data shared by the NCS, the tremors were felt in the region at 6:52 am on Friday.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:3.1, Occurred on 8-12-2023, 06:52:21 IST, Lat: 16.77 and Long: 75.87, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Vijayapura, Karnataka," the National Center for Seismology said in a post on X.

The epicentre was deemed at a latitude of 16.77 and a longitude of 75.87, the NCS said, adding that the tremors struck at a depth of 10 km.

(More details are awaited.)

(With ANI inputs)