Srinagar, Nov 14: Four earthquakes of varying magnitudes struck Jammu and Kashmir over a period of around 11 hours on Saturday, with three of the tremors recorded in Doda district and one in Kishtwar.
According to the earthquake data, the first tremor, measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale, was recorded in Kishtwar district at 2:38 am, at a depth of 15 kilometres.
Three more earthquakes were subsequently recorded in Doda district. reported Kashmir Weather.
The second earthquake, measuring 2.7 magnitude, struck at 8:31 am at a depth of 10 kilometres. Seventeen minutes later, at 8:48 am, another tremor measuring 3.8 magnitude was recorded in the district at a depth of five kilometres.
The fourth earthquake, measuring 2.9 magnitude, was recorded at 1:09 pm in Doda district, at a depth of 10 kilometres.
The repeated seismic activity was concentrated in the Doda–Kishtwar belt, with the strongest tremor measuring 3.8 magnitude.
