A 5.9 earthquake hit the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan sending tremors as far as Jammu and Kashmir and also in Delhi and nearby areas on Saturday morning.
The earthquake was recorded at around 9:46 am and was located at the depth of 210 kilometres beneath the earth surface.
“That was a very strong earthquake. 7.3 on the Richter Scale, 189 KM WSW of Islamabad, Pakistan as per National Center for Seismology,” tweeted Srinagar Mayor, Junaid Azim Matt.
The National Center for Seismology informed in a tweet, “Earthquake of Magnitude:3.6, Occurred on 05-02-2022, 03:15:59 IST, Lat: 31.14 and Long: 78.06, Depth: 10 Km , Location: 58km NW of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India.”
Additionally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also called up Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha on Saturday in order to inquire about the situations in Union Territory following earthquake tremors in the region.
Top government sources told news agency ANI, “PM called Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir to inquire about the situations in Jammu and Kashmir following the earthquake.”
The tremors caused panic among people who rushed out of their homes. Kashmir is seismologically situated on an earthquake-prone region where temblors have wrought havoc in the past.
More details are awaited.
