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Mild tremors of the earthquake were felt at around 1 pm on Saturday night.
Mild tremors of earthquake were felt in Surat, Gujarat at around 1 am on Saturday night. The intensity of the earthquake was measured at 3.8 on the Richter scale. However, there is no news of loss of life or property due to this. According to Gandhinagar-based ISR, the epicenter of the earthquake was recorded 27 km southeast of Surat.
19 years ago earthquake caused devastation in Bhuj
Gujarat was hit by an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 on 26 January 2001. During this period there was a huge devastation in Bhuj and Kutch. 10 thousand people were killed due to this earthquake. Two thousand dead bodies were taken out on 26th January itself. These included 400 children of a school in Bhuj. Hospitals were also damaged. Due to this there was a problem in the rescue operation.
How do earthquakes happen?
The main reason for the occurrence of earthquakes is the collision of plates inside the earth. There are seven plates inside the earth which keep on rotating continuously. When these plates collide at some point, a fault line zone is formed there and the corners of the surface are folded. Due to the cornering of the surface, pressure builds up there and the plates start breaking. Due to the breakdown of these plates, the energy inside finds a way to come out, due to which the earth shakes and we consider it as an earthquake.