Earthquake today: 4.3 quake strikes Chenab Valley with epicentre in Gundoh in Doda

Earthquake today: 4.3 quake strikes Chenab valley with epicentre in Gundoh in Doda

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Updated13 Oct 2024, 10:09 AM IST
Earthquake today: 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.
Earthquake today: 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.

Earthquake today: A 4.3 quake struck Chenab valley, which is the epicentre of Gundoh in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday morning. According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake struck at 6:14 am on Sunday.

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The earthquake epicentre was 4 km deep and was located at coordinates: Lat, Long 32.95, 75.83. Later in the day, another earthquake was recorded in Assam.

“EQ of M: 4.2, On: 13/10/2024 07:47:33 IST, Lat: 26.73 N, Long: 92.31 E, Depth: 15 Km, Location: Udalguri, Assam,” said National Center of Seismology on X.

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So far, there has been no report of any property damage or loss of lives due to the earthquake. Sharing the experience of earthquake tremors, a local resident told Kashmir News Observer that they didn't get enough time to come out of their houses this morning. Most of the residents don't even experience the earthquake tremors.

Over the past few weeks, the earthquake incidents have increased in the region and experts believe that the main reason behind frequent earthquakes is the release of pressure.

Earthquake in Assam today

An earthquake of 4.2 magnitude jolted the north-central part of Assam on Sunday morning, an official bulletin said. The earthquake's epicentre was located around 105 km north of Guwahati and 48 km west of Tezpur, near the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.

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Local people of Darrang, Tamulpur, Sonitpur, Kamrup and Biswanath districts also experienced earthquake tremors today, Sunday. However, there were no reports of damage or harm to any life from the state due to earthquake today.

The tremors were also felt in some parts of western Arunachal Pradesh as well as eastern Bhutan, reported PTI. There is no immediate report of any injury to anyone or damage to any property. The northeastern region and the Himalayan region fall under seismically active zone. Hence, they experience frequent earthquakes because of tectonic plates movement along a fault line.

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