Raat gayi baat gayi in rest of Gujarat, but Junagadh district still panicked due to aftershock

Junagadh, 21 October, 2011

The situation is normalized in rest of the parts of the state, and people seem in no more panic, however in Junagadh district, the discussions of earthquake are still in air.

On Friday morning at 8.38 am an aftershock of 4.1 intensity on Richter scale was felt around Talala.

Talala is close to epicenter of yesterday night tremor (5.3) which was 20 km south west from Sasan.

Reports are coming in that 50 houses in Maliya Hatina’s ladudi village are collapsed due to Thursday night earthquake.

Another report is just in that one tribal girl who jumped from first floor due to Thursday night tremor is seriously injured. This incident took place in Junagadh district’s Khamba village.

According to Chief Secretary of the state who convened emergency meeting on Thursday night, total 16 persons are injured due to tremor. Chief Secretary added that five medical teams were asked to reach Junagadh.

Meanwhile seismological experts from Delhi said that epicenter of the earthquake was 10 km beneath the earth.