IMD has no signs of Mild quake tremors in Bangalore : September 12

TREMORS IN B'LORE ??? However IMD has not issued any reports towards this Bangalore, Sept. 12 (MRS& KMS)- People ran out of their houses here this morning in panic as they experienced mild tremors. It soon became talk of the town as the people started sharing their experiences with their friends and relatives in other localities. Residents of H.S.R. Layout, Kengeri, J.P. Nagar and Nagarabhavi, HMT Colony, Vijayanagar, KHB Colony, Sunkadakatte, White Field and Utharahalli said that they felt the tremors for about 30 seconds from 8.46 am. Many housewives said that utensils tumbled in kitchen and window panes rattled causing panic. Many Bangaloreans told mediapersons that they heard explosion-like sound before the tremors. "I felt like a speeding heavy vehicle passing through the road opposite our house," a housewife said. Manjula, a housewife of H.M.T. Layout, said that she came out running when she heard a loud thud and she felt as if some one was pushing the door. There are, however, more versions about the incident. Some say that the sound could be the result of explosion being carried out for some construction activity. This is not a new experience for Bangaloreans. They had experienced tremors when there was a devastating earthquake in Khillavi in Maharashtra about a decade ago. An official of Mines and Geology Department said that he too was receiving numerous calls. "We are in touch with the Seismology Centre in Gowribidanur where experts will analyse and estimate the magnitude of the tremor," he added. P.S. Prakash of National Natural Disaster Control Cell said that he had passed on the information to Delhi and was awaiting a reply.