Srinagar: A powerful earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale, jolted J&K on Thursday. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale occurred at 4.19 p.m. with epicentre in the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region.
The earthquake occurred 209 km inside the earth’s crust. Its coordinates were Latitude 36.62 degrees North and Longitude 71.32 degrees East. Tremors were felt throughout the Valley.
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Officials said that no loss of life or damage to property has been reported from anywhere. Kashmir Valley is seismologically situated in an earthquake-prone region. On October 8, 2005, an earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale killed over 80,000 people across the line of control in Kashmir. Muzaffarabad town in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) was destroyed in the 2005 earthquake.
In addition to this, periodic tremors were being felt in the Chenab Valley region of J&K including Doda, Kishtwar, Reasi and Ramban districts.
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