The earthquake struck Srinagar at 5:44 in the morning today (Representational)
New Delhi:
A medium-intensity earthquake struck Srinagar at 5:44 in the morning today. No casualties have been reported.
The monitoring agency United States Geological Survey or USGS recorded the quake's intensity at 4.50 on the Richter scale, a yardstick used to check an earthquake's strength.
The USGS pinpointed the epicentre or the location where the earthquake started to Sumbal in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, at a depth of 150 kilometres in the Earth's crust.
Geologists say Jammu and Kashmir lies in a region where seismic activities, or vibrations in the Earth's crust, are high.
More details are awaited.
The monitoring agency United States Geological Survey or USGS recorded the quake's intensity at 4.50 on the Richter scale, a yardstick used to check an earthquake's strength.
The USGS pinpointed the epicentre or the location where the earthquake started to Sumbal in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, at a depth of 150 kilometres in the Earth's crust.
Geologists say Jammu and Kashmir lies in a region where seismic activities, or vibrations in the Earth's crust, are high.
More details are awaited.
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