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According to estimates by the National Seismological Center, the magnitude of the earthquake was 5.4. (photo: News18)
The first quake struck on Wednesday, with a magnitude of 4.3, around 2.20 am, and another quake with a magnitude of 2.8 on the Richter scale occurred at 2:41 am.
Two earthquakes hit Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Wednesday morning, less than 24 hours after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Doda district of Union territory.
The first quake occurred on Wednesday, with a magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter scale, at around 2.20 am, and another quake with a magnitude of 2.8 on the Richter scale occurred at 2:41 am. The epicenter of all three earthquakes was Doda in Jammu and Kashmir according to the National Center of Seismology.
Tremors from the 5.4 earthquake on Tuesday that hit J&K were felt even in Punjab and Delhi. According to figures from the National Center of Seismology, the earthquake had a magnitude of 5.4 at a depth of 6 kilometers in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir.
News18 has learned that two students of the Government High School in Doda were injured in the quake.
Also read: Magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes J&K city, tremors felt in Delhi and Punjab; Buck, China also hit
A local resident from Srinagar said, “The earthquake made school children scared. People in shops rushed outside. It was scary. This was more intense than the tremors last week…”
On June 10, a 3.9-magnitude earthquake hit Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir. Officials said the epicenter of the quake was in Ladakh.
According to NCS figures, the earthquake occurred at 10.23 am and lasted for a few seconds. The depth of the quake was 10 kilometers below the earth’s surface at 35.64 degrees north latitude and 76.62 degrees east longitude. There were no reports of loss of life or damage to property.
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