Earthquake in Kashmir Valley

Kashmir Valley rocked twice, no casualties

Two earthquakes of moderate intensity shook Kashmir Valley within three hours today but there were no reports of any casualty or damage.

"An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter Scale rocked Northwest Kashmir at 1136 hrs," an official of the Disaster Management Cell said.

He said the epicentre of the quake was in Gilgit area in Pakistan.

Another tremor measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale was experienced at 1356 hrs rpt 1356 hrs, the official said.

The two quakes caused panic but there were no reports of any casualty or damage to property, he said.

Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and areas of Kashmir valley along the Line of Control, located in highly active Siesmic Zone V, were devastated by a 7.6-magnitude temblor in October 2005.

The monster quake killed over 75,000 people in PoK and 1300 in the Valley.

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Moderate earthquake rocks Valley

A moderate intensity earthquake rocked Kashmir valley early today, Disaster Management officials said here.

However, no damage to life or property has been reported from any part of the Valley.

"The magnitude of the earthquake was 4.7 on the Richter scale. It occured at 5.02 a.m. on Saturday morning," Aamir Ali, in-charge of the Disaster Management Cell said.

"The epi-centre of the quake was in the Hindukush mountain range of Afghanistan, 36.4 degrees north and 71.4 degrees east", he said.