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Two moderates
earthquake occurred in the vicinity of
the Gir National Park and adjoining parts of Saurashtra in Gujarat, India, on
6 November 2007 at
05:58 AM (red star) and 15:08 PM (yellow
star) local time. Both
had preliminary magnitudes of Mb=5.1. They were
felt in many parts of the
state of Gujarat and resulted in at least one death.
Please bear in mind the location of the first event will change
as more information is available over the coming days.
The earthquake at 05:58:33 AM was centred
21.28 N & 70.70 E placing the epicentre:-
6.3 kms SSE of Sarsai (Gujarat), India,
11.8 kms SSE of Visavadar (Gujarat), India,
35.1 kms ESE of Junagadh (Gujarat), India,
54.8 kms NE of Veraval (Gujarat), India,
64.6 kms WSW of Amreli (Gujarat), India,
114 kms S of Rajkot (Gujarat), India,
120 kms ESE of Porbandar (Gujarat), India,
159 kms WSW of Bhavnagar (Gujarat), India,
220 kms W of Surat (Gujarat), India,
275 kms SW of Ahmedabad (Gujarat), India.
The earthquake at 15:08 PM was centred 21.181 N & 70.571 E placing
the epicentre:-
20.3 kms SW of Sarsai (Gujarat), India,
22.2 kms SW of Visavadar (Gujarat), India,
38.2 kms NE of Veraval (Gujarat), India,
39.2 kms SSE of Junagadh (Gujarat), India,
82 kms WSW of Amreli (Gujarat), India,
112 kms ESE of Porbandar (Gujarat), India,
127 kms S of Rajkot (Gujarat), India,
175 kms WSW of Bhavnagar (Gujarat), India,
234 kms W of Surat (Gujarat), India,
293 kms SW of Ahmedabad (Gujarat), India.
If you felt either of these
earthquakes, please take the time to fill out a
felt report questionnaire. At
least one person was in killed in a wall collapse at Hiranvel in
Talala taluka in Junagadh district during the second earthquake.
At least 5 other persons were injured. The strongest tremors were
experienced in towns and villages located in the western reaches
of the Gir National Park causing some panic. Several buildings
were damaged at Hiranvel including a school and a temple. Between
seven to ten buildings collapsed in the nearby village of Haripur
and many structures are also thought to have collapsed in the
village of Chitravad Gir. Other villages that suffered various
degrees of damage include Akolwadi, Amrutvel, Bhalachchel, Jalpar,
Moruka, Rasulpara, Sasan and Surawa. Strong tremors were also felt in the
town of Junagadh as well as other villages in the district of the
same name, including Keshod, Maliya-Hariya, Mevarada, Veraval and
Visavadar. Minor damage was also reported to buildings in the
districts of Amreli and Porbandar.
The two earthquakes
were felt in most parts of Saurashtra including in the districts
of Amreli, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Porbandar, Rajkot and
Surendernagar. In Amreli district, it was felt at Amreli, Babra,
Bagsara and Savarkundla. In Bhavnagar district it was felt at
Bhavnagar, Botad, Gadhda, Mahuva, Palitana, Talaja, Umrala and
Valbhipur. It was felt in many parts of the city of Bhavnagar
itself including at Bharatnagar, Kaliabeed and Motibagh. In
Jamnagar it was felt in the towns of Bhagwad, Jamnagar, Jamjodhpur
and Kalyanpur. It was also felt in Rajkot district including at
Dhoraji, Gondal, Jasdan, Jetpur, Morbi, Rajkot, Upleta and
Wankaner. In the city of Rajkot it was felt at Dudh Sagar
Marg, Kalavad Road, Karanpura and Ring Road sending people running
outdoors. In Surendernagar district it was
felt at Chotila.
Mild tremors were also
felt as far as Ahmedabad, Navsari and Surat. In the Ahmedabad
metropolitan area it was felt in several parts of the city
including at Bapunagar, Maninagar, Narangpura, Paldi, Sabarmati
Ashram, Sardar Patel Colony, University, Vasna and Vastrapur. Some
people went outdoors, windows rattled and in a few isolated
instances, loose items were displaced. |
