A 4.1 magnitude earthquake on Saturday struck the Khavda area of Gujarat's Kutch district triggering panic among residents. However, no damage or loss of life has been reported so far.
The epicentre of the quake, recorded at about 1:22 AM, was located about 55km away from Khavda, and 12km under the ground, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
This comes days before the 25th anniversary of the 2001 earthquake near Gujarat's Bhuj—a 7.7 magnitude tragedy that killed more than 20,000 people and injured lakhs more, on India's Republic Day.
Said to be the second-most destructive in India over the last two centuries, it had also rendered thousands homeless and caused major infrastructural and agricultural damage.
The Saturday earthquake also comes a week after Gujarat's Saurashtra region was jolted by as many as 21 tremors between January 8 and 9.
At least 12 of the 21 tremors had a magnitude of 2.6 to 3.8 on the Richter Scale, while the others had magnitudes of 1.4 to 3.8.
The tremors, described as an "earthquake swarm", were felt mainly in the Upleta, Dhoraji, and the Jetpur talukas.
While it spread panic and caused several families to take shelter in open fields as a precautionary measure, no casulties or damage to property was reported.
Similarly, the Saturday earthquake took no casualties, but locals did report seeing their ceiling fans sway around and their windows vibrating as a result.
Apart from joltinng various parts in the vicity of Kutch, the tremors from the 4.1 magnitude quake on Saturday were also felt in Pakistan's Karachi and parts of its Sindh province.
