Mild tremor felt in cities of Gujarat, no damage to life or property

Ahmedabad

Two earthquake struck India with epicenters in Nepal ( 7.1 Richter scale) and Afghanistan (6.0 in Richter Scale) today at around noon according to Union Home Ministry, said news agency PTI.

One tremor was felt at 11:38 am while the other at 1:11 pm.

People, mainly living in high-rise buildings in parts of Gujarat including Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Surat felt mild tremor and rushed outside. Today’s tremor was also felt in state secretariat building in Gandhinagar.

There’s no report of damage to life or property reported in Gujarat.

In his initial reaction, BK Rastogi, Director General of Institute of Seismological Research in Gandhinagar told media persons that the Nepal tremor should be considered aftershock. He said there’s no danger for Gujarat due to Nepal aftershocks.(DeshGujarat)

PTI reports:

Effect of twin earthquakes that struck Nepal today were also felt in parts of Gujarat including Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat and Vadodara cities where people rushed out of high rise buildings after tremors.

However, no damage has been reported so far in the state due to the earthquake, said officials.

“Due to the earth-quake reported around 65 kms east of Nepal’s capital town Kathmandu, many parts of Gujarat also felt its affect,” B K Rastogi, Director at Institute of Seismological Research (ISR), told PTI.

Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara and Surat felt the tremors, added Rastogi.

The intensity of tremors felt in Gujarat due to earthquake of Nepal would be around 3 on the Richter scale, said Rastogi adding that no damage has been reported due to the jolt.

The tremors were felt mainly in high-rise buildings of the city, he said.

State Relief Commissioner D N Pandey told PTI that there is no report of casualty or damage from any where in the state.

Immediately after the quake at around 12:35 PM, panic-struck people in the city, who were seen rushing out of high-rise buildings. Situation was the same in many other cities of North, Central and South Gujarat, where people felt the jolt in high-rise and tall buildings.