An earthquake of 3.8 magnitude was recorded in the early hours of Saturday in Surat quarter in Gujarat, an Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) functionary said. The earthquake was recorded at 1252 am with its epicentre some 27 kilometres west south west (WSW) of Surat, he said. “It was recorded at a depth of 5.2 kilometres, and the epicentre was in the Arabian ocean off Hazira in the quarter. The temblors caused no damage to property or life,” a quarter disaster operation functionary said.
According to the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA), the threat of earthquakes in the state is veritably high. Thus, Gujarat is in the high-threat zone. There have been tremendous earthquakes in the times 1819, 1845, 1847, 1848, 1864, 1903, 1938, 1956, and 2001. Whereas, the 2001 Kutch earthquake in Gujarat was the third largest and second most destructive earthquake in India in the last two centuries, killing over 800 people and injuring 1.67 lakhs. At the same time, more than 24 thousand people failed due to the ruinous earthquake in Turkey. Despite this, the death risk has not yet been controlled. As the deliverance operation progresses, the death risk is also adding. Some experts believe that the number of people who lost their lives due to the earthquake could be much higher. At present, thousands of people are admitted to hospitals in earthquake-affected areas. numerous people are still stressed trapped under the debris. Let us know that there was an earthquake in Turkey on the morning of February 6. As Turkey and Syria deal with the fate of deadly earthquakes that have killed nearly 5,000 a question that comes to mind is’ how prone is India to earthquakes?’ According to the government, around 59 per cent of India’s land mass is prone to earthquakes of varying intensity. Metropolises and municipalities in eight countries and Union homes are in zone- 5 and are at threat of earthquakes of the loftiest intensity. Indeed the National Capital region is in zone- 4, the alternate-loftiest order.
Minister of state for Science & Technology and Earth lores, Jitendra Singh had informed the Lok Sabha in July 2021 “that considering the recorded history of earthquakes in the country, an aggregate of 59% of the landmass of India is prone to earthquakes of different intensities”. He said as per the seismic zoning chart of the country, the total area was classified into four seismic zones.