5.1 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan, tremors felt in J&K

Srinagar, Jun 14: An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale occurred in Afghanistan on Tuesday afternoon with tremors felt in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

As per a National Center for Seismology, the epicenter of the earthquake which occurred at 13:05 has been traced at Lat: 36.42 and Long: 71.23 at a depth of 180 km.

   

The location is 96km south east of Fayzabad, Afghanistan, the official said.

There were no immediate reports of any casualties.

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