Moderate intensity earthquake jolts Kashmir

GMK Staff
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A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale shook Kashmir on Saturday but no loss of life or damage to property has so far been reported from anywhere.

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No report of loss of life or damage to property has been received from anywhere so far, administrative sources said.

 

Also Read : Militant killed in north Kashmir’s Kupwara

 

Kashmir is situated in a highly earthquake prone region.

Past quakes have wrought havoc in the Valley. Over 50,000 people were killed on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) when an earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale hit J&K on October 8, 2005.

 

GMK staff
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