Moderate earthquake of 3.4 intensity felt in Kutch
August 03, 2017
Gandhinagar/Bhuj: A moderate tremor of 3.4 intensity on the Richter scale was felt in highly earthquake prone Kutch district of Gujarat.
There was no report of any loss of property or life owing to the tremor that was felt at 0437 am and centered at 9 km North Noth East of Bhachau. Only a few people felt the mildly moderate tremor.
According to Institute of Seismological Research, Gandhinagar, Gujarat has felt 67 tremors this year so far of which 27 were above 3 in intensity. The strongest so far this year was of 4.7 intensity and was felt on January 9 near Lakhpat.
Kutch had witnessed a deadly quake in January 2001 in which hundreds were killed.
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