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Fresh tremors rock Gujarat

Dilip Gohil in Ahmedabad and Kanchana Suggu in Bombay

Fresh tremors rocked parts of quake-ravaged Gujarat at 22:25 hours IST on Thursday, spreading panic through the state.

The tremors measured 5.3 on the Richter Scale, according to Indian Meteorological Department (Ahmedabad) director R K Kankane.

Panicky residents in Surat and Ahmedabad rushed out on the streets as the tremors shook buildings.

Residents said that the tremors were quite strong and several telephone lines in the state had gone dead.

Sixty five-year-old Baba Potnis, a resident of Lal Darwaja in old Ahmedabad, said, "I was sleeping when it happened. I felt that the bed shaking. It lasted only for a few seconds, but I can say that the magnitude would definitely be around 5 on the Richter Scale.''

Potnis said that all residents had come out and were scared.

''As we do not live in a high-rise building, our neighbourhood feels a little safe. I called my relatives in Satellite, Drive-in and Ambavadi, but no one answered the telephone. Even they must have felt the tremors and must be outside."

rediff.com's Surat correspondent Vikram Vakil said over the telephone that he and his family had also come out on the streets. "The streets are teeming with panicky residents. People who had barely moved into their homes after the January 26 quake and were reliving normal lives are frightened again."

PTI adds
At least, 25 persons were injured in the quake that hit Gujarat on Thursday night. According to the police, over fifteen persons received injuries in Ahmedabad when they tried to jump out of their houses after experiencing the quake.

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