Moderate quake rocks Kashmir Valley

A moderate intensity earthquake rocked the Kashmir valley early on Saturday morning. There were no reports of any damage caused due to the tremor, a top official said.

A moderate intensity earthquake rocked the Kashmir valley early on Saturday morning. There were no
reports of any damage caused due to the tremor, a top official said.

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"An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter Scale occurred at 5.19 AM this morning," Coordinator Natural Disaster
Management Cell Aamir Ali said.

The epicentre of the earthquake was Hindukush region in Afghanistan, he said adding that there are no reports of any damage caused by the tremor.

This was the second tremor experienced in the Kashmir Valley in last two days. A 5.2 magnitude tremor was recorded
on Thursday morning around same time.