Tremors were felt in Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi-NCR, and other areas after an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit Afghanistan on Saturday morning, the National Center for Seismology said. The earthquake took place at around 9:46 am and was located at the depth of 181 kilometres beneath the surface of the earth. The epicentre of the earthquake was in the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region.The quake was reported 259 km northeast of Kabul in Afghanistan, 317 km southeast of Dushanbe in Tajikistan, 346 km north-northwest of Islamabad in Pakistan, and 395 km northwest of Gulmarg and 422 km northwest of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, according to the National Centre for Seismology.
Earthquake of Magnitude:5.7, Occurred on 05-02-2022, 09:45:59 IST, Lat: 36.340 & Long: 71.05, Depth: 181 Km ,Location: Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region, for more information download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/5E23iK2nl2 pic.twitter.com/qQ0w5WSPJr
— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) February 5, 2022
Earlier on Saturday, earthquake tremors measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale were felt in Utarkashi district of Uttarakhand. No life or property loss was reported after the earthquake.
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