<p>The residents of Arakalgud town and other surrounding villages on Thursday morning woke up to rumbling vessles and ran out of fear to save their lives.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Mild tremours in Arakalgud and 20 km in the surrounding areas has created fear and anxiety among the residents.<br /><br />It is said that the residents experienced mild tremours at 6.20 am on Thursday when the household articles and vessels rolled off from the shelves. The people also experienced a swaying effect and immediately ran out of their houses out of fear.<br /><br />The earthquake is said to have recorded 3.6 in the richter scale and the epicentre is identified to be Mudigere village in the district. <br /><br />The villages situated in the backwaters of Hemavathy dam is also said to have experienced mild tremours. Small cracks were found in a few houses in the village.<br /><br />Tremours were observed in Beejaghatta, Mallipattana, Vijapura aranyagrama, Hulikal, Kathimallenahalli, Arakalgud town, Kellur, Sathemaruru and other villages, according to residents. <br /><br />Sakleshpur assistant commissioner Pallavi Akurathi and tahsildar Jagadish visited the villages along with revenue officials.<br /><br /></p>
<p>The residents of Arakalgud town and other surrounding villages on Thursday morning woke up to rumbling vessles and ran out of fear to save their lives.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Mild tremours in Arakalgud and 20 km in the surrounding areas has created fear and anxiety among the residents.<br /><br />It is said that the residents experienced mild tremours at 6.20 am on Thursday when the household articles and vessels rolled off from the shelves. The people also experienced a swaying effect and immediately ran out of their houses out of fear.<br /><br />The earthquake is said to have recorded 3.6 in the richter scale and the epicentre is identified to be Mudigere village in the district. <br /><br />The villages situated in the backwaters of Hemavathy dam is also said to have experienced mild tremours. Small cracks were found in a few houses in the village.<br /><br />Tremours were observed in Beejaghatta, Mallipattana, Vijapura aranyagrama, Hulikal, Kathimallenahalli, Arakalgud town, Kellur, Sathemaruru and other villages, according to residents. <br /><br />Sakleshpur assistant commissioner Pallavi Akurathi and tahsildar Jagadish visited the villages along with revenue officials.<br /><br /></p>
