Moderate tremor of 3.7 intensity felt in Kutch region of Gujarat, no damage reported
September 07, 2018
Gandhinagar:
A tremor of moderate intensity of 3.7 on the Richter scale was felt in and around Kutch district in Gujarat today.
The tremor was felt at 1238pm and was centered at 24 km North North East from Bhachau. Prior to it a light tremor of 1.8 intensity was recorded at 0856am with center close to Naliya.
However there were no reports of casualty or damage to property so far.
According to the Institute of Seismological Research here this year so far a total of 26 tremors have been felt across Gujarat of which the only 3 were above 4 in intensity and as many above 3 in intensity. The strongest so far with 4.8 intensity was felt on March 29 close to Bhachau. Two others with 4.1 intensity were felt in February 25 and January 16 and centered close to Bhachau and Khavda.
DeshGujarat
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