Earthquake of magnitude 3.6 hits Jammu-Kashmir's Katra belt

By  Shefali Kohli February 17th 2023 09:09 AM

Jammu and Kashmir, February 17: An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter scale jolted Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra belt on Friday morning. 

As per the India’s National Centre for Seismology, earthquake took place at around 5 am in the morning and at a depth of 10 km. 

The epicenter was 97 kilometers east of Katra. The latitude and longitude of the earthquake were found to be 33.10 degrees and 75.97 degrees respectively.

Taking to their official Twitter handle, National Center for Seismology tweeted, “Earthquake of Magnitude:3.6, Occurred on 17-02-2023, 05:01:49 IST, Lat: 33.10 & Long: 75.97, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: 97km E of Katra, Jammu and Kashmir.” 


As per the sources, there were no causalities or damage to property.  

More details awaited.

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