On Sunday evening a 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck Gujarat. As per the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake struck 122 km north-northwest (NNW) of Rajkot, Gujarat at 8:13 pm.
According to the Gujarat Chief Minister's office, following the tremors CM Vijay Rupani had held telephonic conversations with the Collectors of Rajkot, Kutch and Patan districts to assess the situation there.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or property damage. Many however took to social media to share their accounts of the quake. Visuals shared by ANI also showed people coming out of their houses following the tremors.
Soon after the Gujarat quake, news agency ANI quoted the National Center for Seismology to say that at 8:35 pm on Sunday an earthquake of magnitude 3.0 had struck 90 km east of Katra in Jammu and Kashmir.
Further details awaited.
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