Tremor of 3.1 intensity felt in Kutch of Gujarat, no damage done

Bhuj/Gandhingar: A light tremor measuring 3.1 on Richter scale was felt in Kutch district of Gujarat today.

According to the Institute of Seismological Research in Gandhinagar, the tremor was felt at 12:57pm and was centered 14 Km North Northwest from Bhachau.

Several other feeble tremors of intensity less than 2 were also felt in Kutch today. However there were no reports of any casualty or damage due to the tremors.

Gujarat has this year so far felt 46 tremors of which 36 have been felt in November alone and most of these were quite feeble and centered in Kutch, one of the most seismically sensitive zones in India.

The strongest tremor this year so far was felt on March 29 and was 4.8 in intensity centered near Bhachau. The other two moderate tremor of 4.1 intensity each were felt on January 16 (centered near Khavda in Kutch) and February 25 (centered close to Bhachau).

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