Jammu And Kashmir: Two Back-To-Back Earthquakes Hit Baramulla
The earthquake took place at 6:59 am on Tuesday with epicentre in Baramulla.
Two back to back earthquakes jolted Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday morning. The first earthquake of magnitude 4.9 on the Richter Scale hit Baramulla at 6:45 am and the second one followed minutes later.
According to National Centre for Seismology, the first tremor hit at 6:45 am on Tuesday with epicentre 5 kilometres deep located in Baramulla. Visuals shared by users on social media showed structures and objects shaking as tremor hit the region.
VIDEO | Tremors of an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 felt in Jammu and Kashmir earlier today. Visuals from Baramulla.#earthquake pic.twitter.com/8zbcMySOC6
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#WATCH | An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 on the Richter Scale struck Jammu and Kashmir
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(Visuals from Poonch) https://t.co/EiP0pdpmmW pic.twitter.com/6kVyRwGtET
The same location was struck with a second quake at 6:52 am with a magnitude of 4.8 on the Richter Scale and epicentre located 10 kilometres deep.
There has been no loss of life or damage to any property, officials said.
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