3.2 intensity tremor felt in Kutch

Gandhinagar: A tremor of 3.2 intensity on Richter scale was today felt in Kutch district of Gujarat.

As per the information received from the Seismological Research Institute Gandhinagar, the tremor was felt at around 0936 hrs this morning and its epicenter was at 20 km North North East from Dudhai.

In all, 65 tremors have been felt in the state this year so far of which most were centered in and around Kucth and Saurashtra, one of the most seismologically sensitive areas in the country. However no loss of life or property has been reported owing to the jolts which were mostly light to moderate in nature.

The strongest among them was of 4.7 intensity felt on July 17 centered at 24 km NNW in Surat in South Gujarat. One person was injured in a panic driven jump from the second floor of a building in Palitana town Bhavnagar district on that day.  A 4.4 intensity tremor epicentered 50 km West South West of Mangrol in the Arabian sea was also felt in August this year.