Moderate tremor in Bhachau, 52nd across Gujarat this month

Gandhinagar: A moderate tremor of 3.2 intensity on the Richter scale was felt in Kutch district today, the seventh shock across the state today and overall 52nd this July alone though most of these are of lighter intensity, the Institute of Seismological Research in Gandhinagar said.

The epicenter of the latest tremor was situated 9 km North North East of Bhachau. Earlier six tremors of lighter intensity ranging between 1.4 to 1.8 were felt in Surendranagar, Patan and Kutch. However no loss of life or property had been reported.

Since July 1 this year of the 52 tremors felt in Gujarat, the strongest was of 4.7 intensity felt in and around Surat district on July 17 with its epicenter 24 km NNW from Surat. On the same day a total of 7 tremors of comparatively lighter intensity were felt.

Maximum number of 10 tremors this month so far were felt on July 22.
Since September 2013 ie in almost three years only around 100 tremors have been felt in the state.

The scientists and geologists were studying the phenomenon.

DeshGujarat