Earthquakes hit Vijayapura and Ballari, residents flee homes in panic

Through the Reader lens: Minor earthquakes were recorded in the Vijayapura and Ballari districts of Karnataka on Wednesday and Thursday. In Vijayapura's Basavana Bagevadi taluk, a quake with a magnitude of 3.6 occurred on Thursday morning, while a 2.5 magnitude quake was reported in Ballari on Wednesday afternoon. The tremors caused household items to shake and prompted residents to evacuate their homes due to alarming noises.