An official with the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) reported that a 3.8 magnitude earthquake was felt in Gujarat’s Surat district in the early hours of Saturday.
The tremor was recorded at 12:52 am with its epicentre some 27 kilometres west south west (WSW) of Surat, he said.
“It was recorded at a depth of 5.2 kilometres, and the epicentre was in the Arabian sea off Hazira in the district. The tremors caused no damage to property or life,” a district disaster management official said.
As per the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA), the state faces a high earthquake risk and has witnessed major incidents in 1819, 1845, 1847, 1848, 1864, 1903, 1938, 1956 and 2001.
More than 13,800 people were killed and 1.67 lakh people were injured in the Kutch earthquake of 2001, which was the second most destructive earthquake to strike India in the past 200 years.