Earthquake Of Magnitude 3.9 Reported In Jammu & Kashmir, No Reports Of Damage

The earthquake north of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir was reported shortly after two earthquakes in the Afghanistan-Tajikistan region.

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Updated on: 5 March 2023 3:38 am

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An earthquake of magnitude 3.9 struck Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday morning, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).?

The NCS in a tweet said that the 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck north of J&K capital Srinagar at 6:57 am. There were no immediate reports of damage from J&K.

Earthquake of Magnitude:3.9, Occurred on 05-03-2023, 06:57:12 IST, Lat: 34.42 & Long: 74.88, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: 38km N of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India for more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/kpZw8lSGSd @Indiametdept @ndmaindia @moesgoi @Ravi_MoES pic.twitter.com/JhEYPRvRJx
— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) March 5, 2023

The J&K earthquake was reported by the NCS shortly after two earthquakes were reported in Afghanistan-Tajikistan region. The NCS in another tweet shared that a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck the region of Tajikistan bordering Afghanistan at 6:10 am.?

The NCS said, "Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3 occurred on 05-03-2023, 06:10:37 IST, Lat: 37.72 & Long: 73.48, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 267km ENE of Fayzabad."?

A second earthquake also struck Afghanistan just before the J&K earthquake, according to United States Geological Survey (USGS).

The USGS earthquake tracker shows a 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan bordering Tajikistan at 6:56 am IST — just a minute before the J&K earthquake reported by NCS.

Late on Saturday night, another earthquake of magnitude 4.1 was struck the same region, according to NCS.