New Delhi, Wednesday, June 20, An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale jolted many parts of Gujarat in the wee hours on Wednesday. As per the Indian Meterological Department’s Seismology Centre, the moderate earthquake struck at 01.44.02 am IST with its epicentre at 26 km south south-east of Dholavira in Kutch district. The quake had a depth of 80 km.
Notably, this part of Gujarat fall under high risk zone for quakes. The location of earthquake was 23.631°N, 70.214°E. Residents of Kutch region that was devastated by a quake in 2001, rushed out of their homes in panic. There were no reports of damage to property or loss of life.
It was also claimed that another round of jolts were felt at 2:12 am, of magnitude 3.0 on Richter scale in the Dholavira area itself. Tremors were felt in the cities of Bhuj, Rapar, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Ahmedabad too, according to officials of the Seismological department.
The entire event has been categorized as a series of earthquakes by the Institute of Seismological Research. The quake measuring 5 on Richter scale was preceded by a milder jolt. This was followed by 27 aftershocks, in the magnitude range of 1 to 3 on the Richter scale, and majority of them were in Kutch and Saurashtra region. Thankfully no harm to property or the life was reported.
