Mild quake hits Patan in Gujarat

A tremor measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale hit Patan district in North Gujarat on Thursday, officials said.

"An earthquake was experienced between 8:39 am and 8:45 am, close to Verana village in Patan," District Collector Patan A G Hingrajia told PTI.

According to a senior scientist at the Institute of Seismological Research, the epicentre of the earthquake was 30

km north east of Radhanpur taluka in the district.

It was at a latitude of 23.849 and longitude of 71.915, he said.

No damage or casualty has been reported so far. Officials are camping in Verana village where locals felt the tremor, Hingrajia said.