Low-intensity earthquake of 3.5 magnitude felt in Jammu and Kashmir

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A mild intensity earthquake with epicentre in Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra area in Reasi district area shook the valley on Thursday but there was no damage reported due to the tremor.

National Center for Seismology (NCS), a nodal agency of the Government for monitoring earthquakes, informed that the quake took place at a depth of five kilometers and about 84 kilometers East of Katra.

“Earthquake of Magnitude: 3.5, Occurred on 17-02-2022, 03:02:45 IST, Lat: 33.08 and Long: 75.83, Depth: 5 Km, Location: 84 km East of Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, India,” tweeted NCS.

Earlier, an earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter scale hit North-NorthWest Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir at 11:08 am on Wednesday, said the National Center for Seismology (NCS).

“Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.0, Occurred on 16-02-2022, 11:08:13 IST, Lat: 36.18 and Long: 73.31, Depth: 15 Km, Location: 256km NNW of Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir,” the NCS tweeted .

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