'Earthquake' hits Gujarat state

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‘Earthquake’ hits Gujarat state

Reports are coming in of an earthquake in the western Indian state of Gujarat.
A BBC correspondent in the state’s commercial capital, Ahmedabad, says tremors were felt shortly before midnight local time (1830 GMT).

People have fled their homes he says. Similar reports have come from other cities in the state, including Surat.

Meteorological officials in the Indian capital, Delhi, say they do not know how strong the tremors were, or the epicentre, Reuters news agency reports.

Five years ago Gujarat was rocked by an earthquake that left more than 20,000 people dead.

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Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajeeon.

Hope everyone's alright in the region.

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Prince - you a m/c of hatered or human being, Its a report on earthquake and you are making fun... Some mental state you are in......... Get a life....

Nicols, I didnt' hear about it in any other forum, Do you have more information which you can post... and may be Prince will be happy to know if any parts of Pakistan were affected since Gujarat borders Pakistan...

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Any updates?

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Nopes, and I didn't find any other news channel covering it except the link above. It looks like it was in marshy area or close to see with minimal impact on ground...

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It's a relief then that hopefully there were no casualties.

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^^ Minor one. 5.2 magnitude. However this can feel scary in the aftermath of bigger earthquakes. Hope everyone is safe in Gujarat.

India’s Gujarat State Is Rocked by Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=av6bWvT0oiDk&refer=asia#

March 8 (Bloomberg) – India’s western state of Gujarat was struck by a magnitude 5.2 earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on its Web site.

The quake struck at 11:50 p.m. yesterday Indian time, the Survey said. Its epicenter was in the remote Rann of Kutch area near the border with Pakistan.

People fled from their homes in Ahmedabad, Gujarat’s commercial capital, lying about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the epicenter, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported early today. There aren’t any reports of casualties or damage, it said.

India’s last big earthquake took place in Gujarat on Jan. 26, 2001, with a magnitude of 6.9, killing 13,805 people and damaging 1.2 million homes.

India’s capital, New Delhi, was rocked by last October’s 7.6 magnitude quake that took place about 750 kilometers away in the Kashmir region divided between India and Pakistan. The quake killed 73,331 people in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province. More than 1,200 people were killed on the Indian side of the divided territory.

The quake yesterday was at a depth of 10 kilometers, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was centered 825 kilometers from New Delhi, the Survey said on its Web site.

To contact the reporter on this story:
Paul Tighe in Sydney at [email protected]

Last Updated: March 7, 2006 17:13 EST