SRINAGAR: A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday evening, with light tremors felt in Srinagar and other areas of the Kashmir Valley, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.
The earthquake was recorded at 6:44:16 pm on October 5 at a depth of five kilometres. The epicentre was located at 33.890°N latitude and 74.992°E longitude, approximately 28 kilometres south-east of Srinagar.
The NCS categorised the earthquake as light. The tremor was reviewed by the concerned seismic monitoring authorities, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
The shallow depth of the earthquake contributed to the tremors being felt in Srinagar and nearby areas.
Earlier in the day, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake was recorded in Afghanistan, with light tremors reported in parts of Kashmir. The Pulwama tremor was the second earthquake reported in the region on Monday.
