An earthquake of 4.2 magnitude hit Gujarat’s Kutch district on Monday morning, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said. There was no report of any loss of life or damage to property, district authorities said. The earthquake was recorded at 6.38 am with its epicentre 11 km north-north east of Dudhai village in the district, the Gandhinagar-based ISR said in an update on its website.
A 3.2 magnitude tremor with an epicentre 23 km east-southeast of Khavda village in the district that was reported at 5:18 am preceded it, according to the ISR. A very high risk seismic zone is present in Kutch, which is about 400 km from Ahmedabad, and where low-intensity earthquakes frequently happen.
In January 2001, a devastating earthquake that struck the district in the Saurashtra region left 13,800 people dead and 1.67 lakh injured. Property in a number of the district’s towns and villages had suffered severe damage as a result of the earthquake.