Jamnagar has been experiencing a series of mild earthquakes of a magnitude of 3 to 3.3 on Richter scale.
Jamnagar (Gujarat), Aug 25 : Jamnagar has been experiencing a series of mild earthquakes of a magnitude of 3 to 3.3 on Richter scale.
Jamnagar has been facing heavy rainfall this year and now it faces the threat of earthquakes.
Since August 10 several villages in the region had been experiencing tremors -- 53 tremors in 13 days. On an average the region experienced 8-10 tremors a day.
The villagers from several areas in Jamnagar have vacated their houses and taken shelter in open spaces fearing a calamity.
"Now there is peace in the village, but 15-20 days back there were regular tremors in the village. The villagers used to come out of their houses fearing that a dam in our village may break open. Now the situation is fine, but still we experience mild tremors sometimes," said Ravirajsinh Zala, resident of Vijayrakhi village, Jamnagar.
Thirteen houses have collapsed in Vijayrakhi, but no casualty has been reported. Due to heavy rainfall most of the reservoirs in the region are overflowing and the district authorities believe the tremors could be dam-induced.
"Even last year we had experienced earthquakes similar to the ones this year, but we did not have any casualties. We have alerted our Irrigation Department, Seismology Department and other related departments to be ready to face any crisis," said Ashok Kalaria, Additional District Collector of Jamnagar.
In 2003, Jamnagar region had experienced more than 500 tremors regularly for two months during the monsoon season.
Jamnagar had reported 117 casualties in a massive earthquake, which had struck Gujarat in 2001 killing over 20,000 people.
ANI