Panic grips J&K’s Baramulla after 4.2 magnitude earthquake
Panic in north Kashmir as 4.2 magnitude earthquake hits Baramulla district. No casualties reported. Tremors felt across Kashmir. Epicentre: 34.32°N, 74.41°E.
Panic gripped parts of north Kashmir after an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 struck the Baramulla district on Friday afternoon.
No loss of life or property was reported and the earthquake lasted for a brief period.
The epicentre of the earthquake was in the Baramulla district, close to district headquarters.
The meteorological department (MeT) office in its bulletin said the tremors caused by the 4.2 magnitude earthquake were felt across several parts of Kashmir.
“The depth of earthquake was 5 km and the epicentre: 34.32°N, 74.41°E (Baramulla) and the estimated energy: 1.3 x 10^11 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT),” the daily bulletin of MeT said.
Locals, meanwhile, said that the tremors were more prominent in the northern parts of Kashmir and panicked people rushed out of their home to take shelter in open places and roads.
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