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The earthquake occurred on 2 April, 1953, in East of Kottayam district near Kozhikode. This earthquake felt severely. Some buildings shook. The shock was felt in Peered area on the summit of high ranges. Cracks appeared in Ponkunnan post office building. Walls of a nearby church also developed cracks. Wells in the affected area recorded a sharp rise in water level of 4 to 5 feet, while some other springs completely dried up (Ramachandran and Srivastava, 1991). Based on felt reports the maximum MM intensity is VII. The epicentral location is 9.6N, 76.6E.
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