4.1 intensity tremor felt in Kutch, no damage done

Gandhinagar/Bhuj: A moderate tremor of 4.1 intensity on the Richter scale was felt in highly earthquake prone Kutch district of Gujarat this afternoon.

There was no report of any loss of property or life owing to the tremor that was felt at 0312 pm and was having its epicenter at16 km North NorthEast From Dudhai. Some people felt the tremor and came out of their houses. Three more very light tremors were also felt earlier.

According to Institute of Seismological Research, Gandhinagar, Gujarat has felt 54 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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