Gujarat Earthquake: Aftershocks rattle Kutch for 3rd day, another quake of 3.5 magnitude reported

  • | Tuesday | 16th June, 2020

A low-intensity earthquake of 3.5 magnitude on the Richter Scale jolted the Kutch region in Gujarat on Tuesday morning, according to the Gujarati media reports. The earthquake in Gujarat`s Kutch region was reported at 10:49 am. This is the third day that a magnitude of low intensity has hit Kutch in Gujarat. No casualties or damages have been reported so far.The epicentre of the low-intensity earthquake is located 11 km away from Bhachau, a small town in Kutch where tremors were felt on Tuesday morning.

Ahmedabad: A low-intensity earthquake of 3.5 magnitude on the Richter Scale jolted the Kutch region in Gujarat on Tuesday morning, according to the Gujarati media reports. The earthquake in Gujarat`s Kutch region was reported at 10:49 am. This is the third day that a magnitude of low intensity has hit Kutch in Gujarat. No casualties or damages have been reported so far.The epicentre of the low-intensity earthquake is located 11 km away from Bhachau, a small town in Kutch where tremors were felt on Tuesday morning.

On Sunday, Kutch was jolted by another low-intensity earthquake of 4.5 magnitude on the Richter Scale. The epicentre of the earthquake was 15 km away from Kutch and close to the epicentre near Bhachau where an earthquake was reported on Sunday night. On Sunday, an earthquake of 5.3 magnitude shook parts of Gujarat. While no major damages were reported, some houses in Kutch and adjoining districts developed cracks.


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