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Earthquake of 5.6 magnitude hits Jammu and Kashmir, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR

Twitter was also flooded with tweets as netizens, including cricketer Irfan Pathan, quickly took to the micro-blogging site to share the news about the earthquake.

SNS | New Delhi | February 6, 2019 12:56 am

Earthquake of 5.6 magnitude hits Jammu and Kashmir, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR

The epicentre of the quake was at a depth of 40 kilometres in northwestern Kashmir, 118 kilometres from Srinagar. (Representational Image: iStock)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 on the Richter scale struck the state of Jammu and Kashmir on late Tuesday evening around 10.20 pm and lasted for several seconds, causing panic-stricken residents to run out of their homes, said officials.

According to PTI, the epicentre of the quake was at a depth of 40 kilometres in northwestern Kashmir, 118 kilometres from Srinagar.

However, there were no reports of any casualties or damage so far.

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Earlier in the day, an earthquake of magnitude 3.8 struck Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh at around 7:30 pm while the tremors were also felt in several parts of Chamba district.

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the earthquake was potentially felt by 150 million inhabitants.

Twitter was also flooded with tweets as netizens, including cricketer Irfan Pathan, quickly took to the micro-blogging site to share the news about the earthquake.

Here are a few tweets:


 

 

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