A tremor of 3.3 magnitude hit Gujarat's Kutch district on Monday (September 23, 2024) morning, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said.
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No casualty or loss of property was reported in the district due to the seismic activity, officials said.
The tremor was recorded at 10.05 am, with its epicentre located 12 km west-south west of Rapar, the Gandhinagar-based ISR said.
This is the fourth tremor of more than 3 magnitude recorded in the state's Saurashtra-Kutch region so far this month, the ISR data showed.
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Earthquake risk is very high in Gujarat. It has suffered nine major earthquakes in the past 200 years, as per information provided by the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA).
The 2001 Kutch earthquakewas the third largest and second most destructive earthquake in India over the last two centuries, it said.
On January 26 in 2001, Gujarat was struck by an earthquake of 6.9 magnitude with its epicentre located near Bhachau in Kutch that affected the entire state.
The quake had left nearly 13,800 people dead and another 1.67 lakh injured, as per the information provided by the GSDMA.
Published - September 23, 2024 11:47 am IST
