PremiumSome TV channels showed visuals of cracks in a few hours in Oddanchatram village. Oddanchatram felt the first tremor at 4.33 AM ( of 1.2 magnitudes), which was followed by more tremors at 6.04 AM and 7.07 AM, respectively
Three slight earthquakes were experienced in just two hours in Tamil Nadu's Dindigul region on Friday, the National Center for Seismology said. The magnitude of these earthquakes ranged from 1.2 to 1.5 on the Richter scale. The earthquake hit the Oddanchatram area of the Dindigul district, which is about 464 km from Chennai.
Oddanchatram felt the first tremor at 4.33 AM ( of 1.2 magnitudes), which was followed by more tremors at 6.04 AM and 7.07 AM, respectively. They both were of 1.5 magnitudes and depth of 10km, NCFS data showed.
First earthquake:-
Origin Time 2022-03-25 04:33:43 IST
Lat, Long 10.59, 77.81
Magnitude, Depth M: 1.2 - D: 10km
Event Status Reviewed
Second earthquake:-
Origin Time 2022-03-25 06:04:37 IST
Lat, Long 10.45, 77.70
Magnitude, Depth M: 1.5 - D: 10km
Event Status Reviewed
Third earthquake:-
Origin Time 2022-03-25 06:07:47 IST
Lat, Long 10.40, 77.72
Magnitude, Depth M: 1.5 - D: 10km
Event Status Reviewed
Some TV channels also showed visuals of cracks in a few hours in Oddanchatram village. Local authorities visited the village and took stock of the situation.
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