Two low-intensity tremors measuring 3.2 and 2.8 on the Richter scale were felt in Dhenkanal on Saturday morning around 8.18 am and 11.21 am, according to meteorological department here.
The first tremors which lasted for two to three seconds created panic among the locals who left their homes and came out in open. The second tremor barely half an hour before noon also lasted for a few seconds.
The Meteorological Centre here said there were no losses of lives and properties.
“We have got recordings at 8.18 minutes in the morning with its epicentre at about 35 km north of seismological observatory Bhubaneswar in Dhenkanal district and the intensity was 3.2 on Richter scale,” said Director Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, Sarat Chandra Sahu.
Since it was a very low-magnitude earthquake, it only affected Dhenkanal and surrounding areas from 20.3 N and 85.9 E. This was what we term as a slight earthquake which is not damaging and it’s only to be felt by people, he added.