Earthquake of 4.7 magnitude hits Gujarat

July 17, 2016 13:52

An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale hit Surat district in south Gujarat this morning, though no casualty or damage was reported, an official said.

The earthquake, which occurred at 9:24 am today, had its epicentre at Bhada village under Kamrej taluka of Surat district, nearly 24 kms north-west of Surat, he said.

"An aftershock of 2.8 magnitude was also felt at 11:23 AM with its epicentre at some 25 kms south-south east of Bhavnagar city in Saurashtra," said A Satish, senior geologist, Institute of Seismological Research, Gandhinagar.

Tremors were felt in parts of Surat district and in Bhavnagar, Amreli, Palitana, Savarkundla, Adajan, among other places, officials said. "The tremors were felt across single fault line stretching from Surat to Bhavnagar," Satish said.

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