New Delhi: A 5.4-magnitude earthquake shook Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday afternoon, spreading tremors through Delhi and parts of north India.
The quake struck minutes after 1.30 pm and lasted a few seconds.
The National Center for Seismology soon tweeted: “Earthquake of Magnitude: 5.4, Occurred on 13-06-2023, 13:33:42 IST, Lat: 33.15 & Long: 75.82, Depth: 6 Km, Location: Doda, Jammu and Kashmir, India.”
#WATCH | An earthquake of 5.4 magnitude was recorded in J&K's Doda today. Tremors might have been felt in HP, Chandigarh, Punjab and all adjoining areas. Maybe the aftershock will be of lesser magnitude than the main shock: Dr OP Mishra, Director, National Center for Seismology pic.twitter.com/vFHBeu5XVW
— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2023
Tremors were also felt in Lahore, Pakistan.
On 22 March, Delhi felt the aftershocks of a 6.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Afghanistan. The epicentre of that quake was located 40 kilometres south-southeast of Jurm, in Afghanistan’s mountainous Hindukush region, which borders Pakistan and Tajikistan.
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