Bhubaneswar, April 5 -- Mild earthquake tremors were experienced late on Saturday night in parts of Odisha's Koraput district, including Lamtaput and nearby areas, causing brief panic among residents. The tremors were felt at around 11:30 p.m., prompting people to rush out of their homes.

Several locations, including Koraput, Jeypore, Lamtaput, Sunabeda, Borigumma, Similiguda, Nandapur, Potangi, and Damanjodi, reported experiencing the tremors, which lasted for a few seconds.

According to information shared by the National Centre for Seismology on X, the earthquake had a depth of 5 kilometres. The latitude was recorded at 18.573 and the longitude at 82.559, indicating a shallow seismic activity in the region.

Residents in Lamtaput, Mac...