Two more tremors hit IIOJK, 13 in five days
Jammu, August 28 (KMS): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, two mild earthquakes struck Doda district, officials said.
The tremors of magnitude 2.9 and 3.4 were reported within a span of over four-and-a-half hours, they said.
With this, a total of 13 earthquakes having mild intensity had hit Doda, Kishtwar, Katra (Reasi) and Udhampur districts of Jammu since Tuesday.
There was no report of any loss of life or damage to property, the officials said.
They said the epicentre of the first earthquake, which occurred at 4.32 am, was 26 kilometres south west of Bhaderwah town at latitude of 32.87 degrees north and longitude of 75.46 degrees east at a depth of 10 kms.
It was followed by another tremor at 9.06 am, five kms southeast of Doda town.
Most parts of Kashmir come under Seismic Zone V and are prone to earthquakes. Experts give varied reasons for earthquakes in IIOJK, including various faults run through Kashmir and exploding of gases. Kashmir valley is vulnerable to disasters. At least 13 districts out of 100 districts in India have been identified as ‘multi hazard districts.’
