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No casualties or damage reported from the 4.1 magnitude quake; Kutch lies in a very high risk seismic zone with frequent lower-intensity earthquakes, officials said.
- On Jan 17, PTI reported a magnitude-4.1 earthquake shook Gujarat's Kutch district early Saturday, causing panic among locals but no casualties, officials said.
- Kutch district lies in a 'very high risk' seismic zone, and the 2001 Kutch earthquake was the third-largest and second-most destructive in India over the last two centuries.
- Seismological instruments logged the tremor at 1.22 am, with its epicentre about 55 km north northeast from Khavda, the Gandhinagar-based Institute of Seismological Research said.
- Residents of Kutch district reported panic after the early-morning tremor, while a district disaster management official said no casualty or property damage was reported.
- The region was devastated by a 7.6-magnitude quake on January 26 with its epicentre near Bhachau in Kutch district, causing 13,800 deaths and large-scale destruction.
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Earthquake of 4.1 magnitude jolts Gujarat, no casualties
Ahmedabad: An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude shook Gujarat’s Kutch district in the wee hours of Saturday, January 17 causing panic among locals, though no casualties were reported, officials said. The quake was recorded at 1.22 am with its epicentre about 55 km north northeast (NNE) from Khavda in the district, the Gandhinagar-based Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said. No casualty or damage to property was reported, a district disaster m…
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Ahmedabad, Jan 17 (PTI) An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude shook Gujarat’s Kutch district in the wee hours of Saturday, causing panic among locals, though no casualties were reported, officials said. The quake was recorded at 1.22 am with its epicentre about 55 km north northeast (NNE) from Khavda in the district, the Gandhinagar-based Institute of […]
Kutch earthquake: 4.1 magnitude quake hits Gujarat district
A 4.1 magnitude earthquake jolted Gujarat's Kutch district early Saturday, causing panic but no reported casualties or damage. The tremor's epicenter was located 55 km north northeast of Khavda. Kutch, situated in a high-risk seismic zone, regularly experiences such events, a reminder of the devastating 2001 earthquake.
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