An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 jolted the Rajkot district of Gujarat on
Sunday afternoon, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
The quake struck at around 3:21 pm with a depth of 10 km.
“Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.3, Occurred on 26-02-2023, 15:21:12 IST,
Lat: 24.61 & Long: 69.96, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 270 km NNW of Rajkot,
Gujarat, India,” the NCS said in a tweet.
No casualty or damage to property is reported. Official data indicates that
the epicentre of the quake was in Pakistan’s Sindh province. The tremors
were followed mere minutes later by a fresh quake of similar magnitude
some 117 km south of Fayzabad in Afghanistan.
Earlier in the day an earthquake of magnitude 3.6 had been recorded
close to Kolhapur in Maharashtra
More details are awaited.
Watch NCS Tweet:
It may be recalled that the past two weeks have registered two mild
tremors in Amreli district.
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