Ahmedabad, April 2 A tremor of magnitude 3.4 struck the Navsari district in southern Gujarat on Thursday morning, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said.
The tremor was recorded at 5:27 am, with its epicenter located 22 km east-southeast of Vansda, the Gandhinagar-based institute said.
No damage to property or casualties were reported, local officials said.
Gujarat is prone to earthquakes. According to information provided by the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA), the state has experienced nine major earthquakes in the past 200 years.
The 2001 Kutch earthquake was the third-largest and second-most destructive earthquake in India over the last two centuries, according to GSDMA.
On January 26, 2001, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck near Bhachau in Gujarat's Kutch and affected the entire state. The quake claimed the lives of 13,800 people and left another 1.67 lakh injured.