Last month, Kutch recorded an earthquake of 4 magnitude on November 18.Earlier, on November 15, Patan in north Gujarat was jolted by an earthquake of 4. 2 magnitude, as per the ISR data.Gujarat is a high earthquake-risk area. It suffered nine major earthquakes in the past 200 years, according to data of the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA).The earthquake in Kutch on January 26, 2001 was the third largest and second most destructive in India over the last two centuries, according to the GSDMA.A large number of towns and villages in the district had suffered almost complete destruction in the earthquake, which killed nearly 13,800 persons and left 1.67 lakh others injured.
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