Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hits Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir witnessed the second earthquake in a week. An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 jolted Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, June 14. The epicenter was in the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border area. According to the reports, strong tremors were felt in the nearby area, triggering panic among people.
National Centre for Seismology reported that the earthquake occurred in South East of Fayzabad around 1:05 pm.
NCS in a tweet wrote that earthquake of magnitude: 5.1, occurred on 14-06-2022, 13:05:44 IST, Lat: 36.42 & Long: 71.23, Depth: 180 Km, Location: 96km SE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan.
However, no loss of life or any damage to property is reported so far.
Earlier on Saturday, June 11, an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam. The earthquake occurred around 12:37 am.
Further details are awaited.
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