Earthquake: Two tremors of 3.8 and 3.3 magnitude hit Kutch and Amreli in Gujarat on Monday. According to the district authorities, no causality or property damage has been reported.
Tremors hit Kutch and Amreli
A tremor of 3.8 magnitudes was recorded at 10.49 am in the Kutch district. Its epicentre was 62 km north-northeast of Lakhpat town in Kutch, at a depth of 15 km, they said. Another tremor of 3.3 magnitudes was recorded near Mitiyala village in Amreli district at 1.42 am on Monday, at a depth of 7.1 km, the officials from the Gandhinagar-based ISR said.
Fifth tremor in Amreli in the last one week
This was the fifth tremor in Amreli in the last one week in the intensity range of 3.1 to 3.4, they said. Amreli district, located in the Saurashtra region, has been witnessing an “earthquake swarm” event, as in the last two years it has recorded around 400 mild tremors, as per officials.
A swarm is a sequence of mostly small earthquakes, which are usually short-lived, but they can continue for days, weeks, or sometimes even months and often recur at the same locations. Kutch district experienced a devastating earthquake in January 2001 in which 13,800 people were killed and another 1.67 lakhs were injured. The earthquake caused severe damage to properties in various towns and villages of the district.
(with inputs from PTI)
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