Ahmedabad: Earthquake in Rajkot, Gujarat. According to the National Center for Seismology, there was an earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale. No casualties or damages have been reported in the earthquake so far.
This is the 5th earthquake to be reported in Gujarat in 8 days. The Center for Seismology stated that three small earthquakes were recorded in Gujarat’s Amreli district in two days. Earthquakes measuring 3.4, 3.1 and 3.1 on the Richter scale were reported in Mithiyala village of Savarkundla taluk of Amreli district. A 3.4 magnitude earthquake was also felt in Khambha in Saurashtra region on Thursday night. Before that, on February 19, an earthquake of magnitude 2.2 was felt in Khambha region.
Amreli district alone has reported around 400 minor earthquakes in the last two years. The January 2001 earthquake in Gujarat’s Kutch district, located in the Saurashtra region, killed 13,800 people and injured 1.67 lakh. The earthquake caused huge damage in various cities and villages of the district.
