“Earthquake risk is very high in Gujarat and the state has suffered nine major earthquakes in the past 200 years.”
Ahmedabad: An earthquake, measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale, hit 83 km northwest of Rajkot, Gujarat on Tuesday. As per the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the quake hit at 12:57 pm today.
Its epicentre was 15 km North-North East (NNE) of Bachau, said a scientist from the Gandhinagar-based Institute of Seismological Research (ISR).
This is to be noted that as many as 14 aftershocks were felt in Gujarat’s Kutch district, a day after the state experienced tremors of 5.3 magnitude.
“We are analysing today’s quake scientifically to determine whether it is an aftershock or a new earthquake on a different fault line. As of now, we are counting it and other quakes in the region as aftershocks of the last night’s earthquake,” said ISR scientist Santosh Kumar.
Besides the earthquake of 4.6 magnitude, an aftershock of 3.7 magnitude was felt at 10.02 am today. Its epicentre was six km East-North East of Bhachau, said another ISR official.
Another aftershock of 3.6 magnitude was recorded at 1.01 pm with its epicentre being 11 km NNE of Bhachau.
The official added that earthquakes of various magnitudes of 3.1, 2.9, 2.5, 2.4, 1.7, 1.6 and 1.4 have been recorded till this afternoon.
The state had on Sunday night experienced tremors of 5.3 magnitude. Albeit the tremor was for a short duration, yet the intensity was so high that it triggered panic amongst people.
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani had last night ordered the district collectors of Rajkot, Kutch, and Patan to take stock of the situation.
So far, no report of any damage to life or property has come from any part of the state.
According to the National Center for Seismology, the exact location of the tremor, which was recorded at 8:13 pm, was in Kutch near Bhuj.
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