4.5 magnitude earthquake hits Gujarat; no casualties reported

An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on Richter scale shook Gujarat's Banaskantha area at 2:45 pm on on Monday. However, no casualties have been reported so far.

The tremors were recorded at 3.52 pm. Epicentre of the quake was 32 km North West of Deesa in the district, said an official of Gandhinagar-based Institute of Seismological Research.

Banaskantha Collector Jenu Devan told that a team of district officials had been sent to the site of the epicentre.

"We have rushed officials to ascertain impact of the earthquake on the ground. The epicentre is in Sia village near Dhanera town. No damage to life or property has been reported yet," Devan said.

OneIndia News (with PTI inputs)