Tremors Rock Kashmir Valley Again 5.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Afghanistan

Strong tremors shook Kashmir around 12:20 PM as a 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border. No damage reported. It follows recent quakes in Pakistan and Tajikistan.

Strong tremors were felt across Kashmir at around 12:20 PM today after a powerful earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region.

According to data from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake occurred at 06:47:55 UTC (12:17 PM IST) with its epicenter located at 36.13°N latitude and 71.38°E longitude, at a depth of 86 km.

No damage or casualty was reported immediatly.

A week ago also the valley experience tremors as an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Pakistan on 12 April 2025 at 13:00:55 IST. The epicenter of this earthquake was located at 33.63°N latitude and 72.46°E longitude at a depth of 10 km.

Earlier on that day, two smaller quakes were also recorded:

• Tajikistan: Magnitude 4.2 at 12:24 IST
• Pakistan: Magnitude 3.3 at 11:55 IST