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Mild tremors rattle Gujarat's Kutch district

An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale hit Gujarat's Kutch district today morning. No casualties or damage of properties have been reported so far.

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Published : Oct 25, 2020, 2:55 PM IST

Ahmedabad: An earthquake of 3.6 magnitude was experienced in Gujarat's Kutch district on Sunday morning, officials said.

There was no report of any casualty or damage to property, they said.

The 3.6 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 8.18 am with its epicentre 12 km west-south-west of Anjar town in Kutch, an official of the Gandhinagar-based Institute of Seismological Research said.

The quake was recorded at a depth of 19.5 km, he said.

As per the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority, Kutch district is located in a very high risk seismic zone.

It witnessed a devastating earthquake of 6.9 magnitude in January 2001.

PTI Report

Also Read: 4.2 magnitude earthquake hits Arunachal Pradesh's Changlang

Ahmedabad: An earthquake of 3.6 magnitude was experienced in Gujarat's Kutch district on Sunday morning, officials said.

There was no report of any casualty or damage to property, they said.

The 3.6 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 8.18 am with its epicentre 12 km west-south-west of Anjar town in Kutch, an official of the Gandhinagar-based Institute of Seismological Research said.

The quake was recorded at a depth of 19.5 km, he said.

As per the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority, Kutch district is located in a very high risk seismic zone.

It witnessed a devastating earthquake of 6.9 magnitude in January 2001.

PTI Report

Also Read: 4.2 magnitude earthquake hits Arunachal Pradesh's Changlang

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