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A series of earthquake shocks of about 199 had experienced near Paliyad in Kathiwar. The shocks began on 26 June, 1938 and were still continuing on 15 August, 1938. The severe shock on 23rd did much damage in Paliyad. This was felt by most people as far away as Viramgan-Bhavanagar, Morvi and Rajkot, that was over an area of atleast 4,000 sq. miles. The panic due to the weird earthquake noises. Here most of the pukka buildings have been cracked, especially at the corners, and a few have fallen. Based on the felt reports, the maximum MM intensity is VI and its magnitude is 5.0. The epicentral location is 22.25N, 71.6E (Crookshank, 1938).
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