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Hours after earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale hit Surat district in south Gujarat, tremors were felt in Amritsar and some areas of Pakistan, including Lahore and Sheikhupura, on Sunday. No casualty or damage was reported.
Earthquake tremors felt in Lahore, Sheikhupura and other areas of Pakistan
Earthquake tremors of magnitude 4.6 felt at the India (Punjab)- Pakistan border region: IMD
FLASH: Earthquake tremors felt in Amritsar at 5:24 pm today
The Gujarat earthquake, which occurred at 9:24 am, had its epicentre at Bhada village under Kamrej taluka of Surat district, nearly 24 kms north-west of Surat, an official said.
“An aftershock of 2.8 magnitude was also felt at 11:23 am with its epicentre at some 25 kms south-south east of Bhavnagar city in Saurashtra,” said A Satish, senior geologist, Institute of Seismological Research, Gandhinagar.
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