Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 rocks Gujarat, epicenter near Rajkot

By Shikha Chaudhry

Jun 14, 2020

09:43 pm

What's the story

According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), a 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck near Gujarat's Rajkot at 8.13 PM today; the epicentre was reportedly 118 km north-northwest of Rajkot. Notably, there have been no immediate reports of casualties or damage. This one was the latest in a series of minor quakes to have hit parts of northern India. Here are more details.

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Some visuals from the spot

Gujarat: People come out of their houses in Ahmedabad following tremors in the state; visuals from Prahlad Nagar area in the city.

National Center for Seismology (NCS) has ascertained that magnitude of the earthquake was 5.5 on the Richter scale. pic.twitter.com/h0NVlQmoEj

— ANI (@ANI) June 14, 2020

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CM Rupani speaks with the Collectors

"Chief Minister Vijay Rupani had an immediate telephone conversation with the Collectors of Rajkot, Kutch and Patan districts following the tremors in the state," the Gujarat CMO tweeted.