Tremors in Gujarat, Maharashtra
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The
shocks were felt in Pune, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur and Ratnagiri
districts of Maharashtra, sources in the Met department said. The Koyna
dam in Satara is safe, they added.
The
earthquake had its epicentre at Vamka taluka in Kutch, which is an
active fault line, scientists at Institute of Seismological Research
said.
Aftershocks measuring 2.9 on the Richter scale were also felt, they said.
In
2001, a massive earthquake occurred on January 26, with its epicentre
in Bhuj in Gujarat. The quake killed around 20,000 people, injured
another 167,000 and destroyed nearly 400,000 homes.
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