An earthquake of 4.2
magnitude was recorded in Patan district of north Gujarat on Friday
night, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said.
While
people came out of their houses after feeling the seismic movement, no
casualty or loss of property was reported in the region, officials of
the state control room in Gandhinagar said.
The quake was recorded at
10:15 pm with its epicentre located 13 km south south-west of Patan, the
Gandhinagar-based ISR said.
Reports from northern districts of
Banaskantha, Patan, Sabarkantha and Mehsana claimed that tremors were
felt for two to three seconds.
The state has suffered nine major
earthquakes in the past 200 years including the devastating earthquake
of January 26, 2001, in Kutch district, as per the data provided by the
Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA). -- PTI