People were panicked as a mild earthquake was felt in villages under six gramp panchayats under Kashinagar block in Gajapati district at 8.55 am on Tuesday.
Tremor was felt for two seconds in villagers like Kharada, K Sitapur, Hadubhangi, Kashinagar, Budura and Khidigaon.
A big sound was heard before the tremor, said A Adinaryan of Kharada and Bora Gangadhan of Hadubhangi village. They said household articles kept at high places fell to the floors by the impact and people ran out of house in fear. Some houses also developed cracks, they said.