On Saturday afternoon, a tremor measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale was recorded in Kutch district, Gujarat, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) confirmed. The quake occurred at 2:47 p.m. with its epicentre 13 km north north east of Gadhshisha, ISR in Gandhinagar said. A district disaster management official reported there were no casualties or damage to property. This marks the fifth tremor above magnitude 3 in Kutch this month. ISR data shows a 3.3 magnitude tremor hit the area on Friday, and a magnitude 3.7 quake occurred on Wednesday. Kutch lies in a very high risk seismic zone and often experiences mild earthquakes. The district suffered severe loss in the 2001 earthquake, which killed over 13,000 people.