Archive for November, 2011

Another Tremor at Rictor scale 3.2

Idukki district experienced a series of mild tremors in the wee hours of Saturday. The tremors were felt at Upputhura, Velliamattom, Chappath, Vandiperiyar and other parts of in Idukki district and Poonjar, Erattupetta, Adukkam of the neighbouring Kottayam district. No damage has been reported so far. Altogether four tremors are reported to have occurred in […]

Earthquake creates crack in an old dam aged 115years

Small cracks appeared at least at three points in the 115-year-old Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala’s Idukki district following two minor tremors that occurred early on Friday. The tremors and cracks have created panic among the people in River Periyar’s downstream areas. The district has more than a dozen large and medium-sized dams including Asia’s largest […]