A moderate intensity earthquake was felt in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, but no report of any casualty or damage was received from anywhere so far.
Sonum Lotus, Director of the MeT Department, said: “A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale occurred today at 5.34 p.m.
“The epicentre of the earthquake was in Pakistan and the depth was measured at 212 km under the earth,” he said.
Temblors have wrought havoc in Kashmir in the past as the Valley is situated in highly earthquake-prone region. Mild tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR on Saturday evening after a powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake jolted Hindu Kush mountain range along Afghanistan- Pakistan border. According to an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official, the tremors in Delhi- NCR took place at around 5.34 p.m.
The tremors in Delhi-NCR lasted for 40-50 seconds, the official said.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department’s National Seismic Monitoring Centre in Islamabad, the epicentre of the quake was Hindu Kush, a mountain range that stretches near the Afghan-Pakistan border — from central Afghanistan to northern Pakistan. The earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale took place at a depth of 208 kilometres in the Hindu Kush Region in Afghanistan, it said.
The tremors were felt in various cities of Pakistan, including Peshawar, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Kohat, Swat, Mianwali and Sargodha, the Dawn News reported.
Earlier in the day, a mild tremor was also felt in Karachi at 7:38 am. According to the Met department, it was recorded at a 2.9 magnitude on the Richter scale. AGENCIES