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Magnitude 3 Quake Hits Bengaluru Rural Area

Officials say the low-intensity tremor near Timmojanahalli is unlikely to cause damage with authorities continuing to monitor the site.

Overview

  • The National Centre for Seismology and the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre confirmed a magnitude-3 earthquake in the Bengaluru region.
  • Officials located the epicentre north of Timmojanahalli village inside Tubagere Gram Panchayat in Doddaballapur taluk, Bangalore Rural district.
  • KSNDMC said the seismic intensity was low and tremors may have been felt within a 20–30 kilometre radius of the epicentre.
  • Both agencies said no damage or casualties are expected and advised residents not to panic while monitoring continues.
  • The epicentre falls in Seismic Zone II, a lower-risk classification, and local monitoring noted no known structural discontinuities near the site.