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Earthquake in Jamnagar


From
Kantibhai Ghaghda
President
Jamnagar Samaj


07 April 2006 

There was medium Earth Quake at 5.7 richer scale. Small quake was also was received at 5.00 p.m. in evening but that was very small and not noticeable. At a time phone line and mobile network was jammed and it may be possible that internet line was also interrupted.

 

In Jamnagar some religious group are organizing Ram Shobhayatra starting from Bala Hanuman Temple situated at Lakhota Lake. During the quake, people were scattered and run to here and there due to fears. The quake affected everywhere in Gujarat but main epic centre again in Kutchh.

 

We also at get out of home and came to road for a while, but people residing in flat/apartments had passed the night in fear. This is the life that Birthday of God (Ram Navami) is also not an exception for nature. However is the warning by the nature that whatever men progress in any of the fields, but in comparison to nature we all are short, unknown, unwise and far behind the time.

 

Thanks and with Ram Ram,

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Tremors from this earthquake were distinctly felt in many parts of Kuchh including at Adesar, Balasar, Bhachau, Bhimasar, Bhuj, Gedi, Fatehgarh, Jamnagar and Rapar as well as at Morbi in Saurashtra. It was felt distinctly by the occupants of high-rise buildings in Ahmedabad and some people went outdoors in panic.

 

Elsewhere in Gujarat, India, the earthquake was felt at Amreli, Bhavnagar, Dhranghadra, Dhoraji, Godhra, Gondal, Junagarh, Kodinar, Lalpur, Mehsana, Porbandar, Rajkot, Ranavav, Surat, Surendranagar, Than, Vadodara, Vinchia and Wankaner.  

 

- Editor

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An Earthquake preparedness guide
National Disaster Management Division

By the Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi, India

 


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- Editor

 

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