Earthquake of magnitude 3.2 strikes Kutch district near Pakistan border

An earthquake of 3.2 magnitude struck near India’s international border with Pakistan in Gujarat’s Kutch district Monday morning, official sources said.

The tremor occurred at 8:47 am near the BSF war memorial that lies beyond the India Bridge in the Khavda region of the district.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15 km and its epicentre lay about 20 km north-northwest of Khavda, according to Gandhinagar-based Institute of Seismological Research (ISR).

This is the fifth seismic activity of 3.0 magnitude or more recorded in Kutch district during 2023.