Fresh tremor rocks Bhaderwah town in J&K

An earthquake measuring 3.9 on the richter scale on Thursday hit Bhaderwah town of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir. The tremor hit the city at around 5:06pm on Thursday, meteorological officials said, adding that the epicentre of the quake was in Bhaderwah.

An earthquake measuring 3.9 on the richter scale on Thursday hit Bhaderwah town of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

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The tremor hit the city at around 5:06pm on Thursday, meteorological officials said, adding that the epicentre of the quake was in Bhaderwah.

However, no loss of life or damage to the property has been reported so far in the quake, which lasted for nearly seven seconds.

Earlier, on June 10 two mild tremors measuring 2.3 and 2.7 on the Richter scale respectively had shook Bhaderwah valley and adjoining areas in Doda-Kishtwar belt.