An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale was felt in Kutch district of Gujarat on Monday night. Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) gave this information. District administration officials said that there was no news of any casualty or damage to property in the area due to seismic activity.
Gandhinagar-based ISR said that the earthquake occurred at 8.18 pm and its epicenter was located 26 km west-south-west of Rapar town in Kutch district. According to the information given by Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA), 9 major earthquakes have occurred in the state in the last 200 years.
Earthquake of 4.2 magnitude in Patan district
Earlier on Friday night, an earthquake of 4.2 magnitude had occurred in Patan district of North Gujarat. Institute of Seismic Research (ISR) has given this information. Officials of the state control room in Gandhinagar said that after the earthquake, panic spread and people came out of their homes. However, there is no news of any loss of life or property.
Gandhinagar-based ISR said that the earthquake was recorded at 10:15 pm. Its center was located 13 kilometers south-west of Patan. Reports received from the northern districts – Banaskantha, Patan, Sabarkantha and Mehsana claimed that the earthquake’s tremors were felt for two to three seconds.
Why do earthquakes occur?
The earth is divided into many layers and there are many types of plates under the ground. These plates remain stuck together, but sometimes these plates slip, due to which earthquakes occur. Sometimes this causes more vibration and its intensity increases. In India, some zones have been decided on the basis of geological movement in the inner layers of the earth and at some places it is more and at some places it is less.
On the basis of these possibilities, India has been divided into 5 zones, which tells where in India there is the highest risk of earthquake. In this, the probability of earthquake occurring is highest in zone-5 and less in zone-4 and less in zone-3.
