Ahmedabad: An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted several parts of Gujarat late tonight after which people rushed out of their homes in panic.
There was, however, no immediate reports of injury or damage.
The tremor, whose epicentre was in the Kutch region, struck at 2351 hrs (IST), the Met office in Delhi said.
The quake lasting for nearly a minute was felt in Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Surat and parts of Saurashtra and many parts of Ahmedabad where several multi-storeyed buildings shook under its impact.
With memories of the devastating earthquake of 26 January 2001, which killed nearly 1,000 people, still fresh in their minds, men, women and children refused to return to their homes even after the tremor stopped and chose to remain outdoors for quite some time.
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