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Name the origin of the earthquakes in Gujarat in June 2020 that has till now produced more than 15 aftershocks in the state. Kutch, Anand, Ahmedabad, Kheda

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Answered by skyfall63
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a) Kutch

Explanation:

  • With its epicentre close to Bhachau, Kutch, Gujarat suffered a 5.5 magnitude earthquake in June 2020. The "National Center for Seismology (NCS)" had made a tentative announcement saying that the quake had happened at 8:13. At 10 km depth,  Kutch district, about "120 km"from Rajkot .
  • This was the second tremor that month which had struck the  state. On July 5th, an "earthquake of 4.2 magnitude" was noted in Kutch district, Gujarat, some 14 Km away from Bhachau.
  • In large parts of the Province, including  Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Kutch, Morbi, Jamnagar & the northern area of Gujarat, mild to extreme tremors were felt. People came from the high rise apartments in Ahmedabad following the tremors.

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