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Minor Tremors Felt In Jammu And Kashmir
SRINAGAR: A light intensity earthquake occurred in Jammu & Kashmir on Sunday as no report of any casualty or damage to property was received from anywhere so far.
Officials of the disaster management authority said an earthquake measuring 2.9 on the Richter scale occurred at 4.40 a.m. on Sunday whose coordinates are latitude 33.0 degrees north and longitude 75.86 degrees east.
“The epicentre of the earthquake was located near Bhalessa in Doda district of J&K,” officials said adding that no casualty or damage to property was received from anywhere so far.
Seismologically, the Valley is situated in an earthquake prone region where tremors have wrought havoc in the past.
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The tremors were first felt around 10:30 pm on February 12, the National Centre for Seismology informed.
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Tremors were felt in Delhi, Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Kashmir among other pockets of North India late on February 12 after an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale hit Punjab.
The tremors were first felt around 10:30 pm on February 12, the National Centre for Seismology informed.
According to media reports, strong tremors were felt in Jammu, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and the National Capital Region (NCR) also.
There has been no immediate report of loss of lives, casualties, or damage to property. However, social media was flooded with posts of people sharing their accounts. Users claimed the tremors lasted for several seconds and they had to rush out of their homes for safety.