Mild tremors felt in Jammu and Kashmir

An earthquake measuring 4.3 magnitudes hit Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.The tremors were felt at 1.53 am and the epicentre of the earthquake was at a depth of 10 kilometre at the India-Pakistan border region.

Srinagar: An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale occurred on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir with its epicentre at the India-Pakistan border region, the Met said.

The tremors were felt at 1.53 a.m. at 33.03 degrees north and 73.63 degrees east at a depth of 10 km inside the earth.

Kashmir is situated in a highly vulnerable seismological region.

Earthquakes have wrought havoc in Kashmir in the past. A temblor measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale occurred in the valley in October 8, 2005 in which over 80,000 people were killed on the both sides of the Line of Control.

IANS