The tank in Shembelli village in Aurad taluk of Bidar district. file photo
| Photo Credit: T. Gopichand
An earthquake of 1.7 magnitude was recorded in Gudapalli village of Aurad taluk in Bidar district on the intervening nights of Tuesday and Wednesday.
As per the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC), the earthquake occurred at 12.44 am on Wednesday. And its coordinates are latitude 18.1635 degree north and longitude 77.5562 degree east.
The epicenter of the earthquake was 1.5 km southeast of Ujani village, Gudapalli gram panchayat in Aurad taluk, while its depth was 20 km.
As per the Seismic Intensity Map of the above earthquake from the epicenter, the intensity observed was moderate and too low and the tremor might be felt up to a radial distance of 7 to 10 km from the epicentre.
Second time in a month
On October 16 night, an earthquake of 3.3 magnitude of earthquake was recorded in Hilalpur village of Humnabad taluk and an earthquake of 1.4 magnitude was recorded at Dongaon village in Aurad taluk of Bidar district.