Mild tremor(3.9) hits parts of Kutch,Jamnagar,Rajkot districts

A mild tremor measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale with its epicenter in the Rann of Kutch was felt in parts of Kutch, Rajkot and Jamnagar districts in Gujarat at 12:10 pm on Saturday.

There was, however, no report of any damage to life or property.

People in Kutch’s Bhuj and Bhachau towns rushed outside their homes. Tremor was also felt in Morbi and Khambhaliya in Saurashtra.

“The epicenter of the tremor was in Little Runn of Kutch (Kutch desert),” Kutch District Collector R R Varsani said.

Hundreds of people had died in Kutch when a powerful earthquake had hit the region on January 26, 2001.