Hours after earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale hit Surat district in south Gujarat, tremors were felt in Amritsar and some areas of Pakistan, including Lahore and Sheikhupura, on Sunday. “We have not received any reports of damage due to the earthquake,” Surat Collector Mahendra Patel said. Watch Video: What’s making newsTremors were felt in parts of Surat district and in Bhavnagar, Amreli, Palitana, Savarkundla, Adajan, among other places, officials said. “The tremors were felt across single fault line stretching from Surat to Bhavnagar,” Satish said. The Gujarat earthquake, which occurred at 9:24 am, had its epicentre at Bhada village under Kamrej taluka of Surat district, nearly 24 kms north-west of Surat, an official said.

Source: Indian Express July 17, 2016 12:28 UTC