Tremor of 2.6 magnitude recorded in Ahmedabad; no damage reported

A mild tremor of magnitude 2.6 was recorded in Ahmedabad district early Thursday, with no damage to life or property reported, the Institute of Seismological Research said.

The tremor was recorded at 4:39 a.m., with its epicenter located 29 kilometers south-southwest of Ahmedabad, the Gandhinagar-based institute said.

The tremor occurred at a depth of about 20 kilometers below the ground surface, according to the ISR.

Because of its low intensity, the tremor had no significant impact and was felt by only a few people.

District disaster management officials said no damage to life or property had been reported.

Gujarat is considered highly vulnerable to earthquakes and has experienced nine major earthquakes in the past 200 years, according to the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority.

The 2001 Kutch earthquake killed about 20,000 people and injured more than 1.66 lakh others. It was the third-largest and second-most destructive earthquake in India in the past two centuries, according to the GSDMA.