Magnitude 4.1 earthquake strikes Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir earthquake: A 4.1-magnitude earthquake hit Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday morning, the National Center of Seismology said. The earthquake occurred at 5:15 am at a depth of 5 km. Weeks ago, another earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale hit J&K.

No casualties were reported in the area so far. The longitude and latitude of the earthquake were reported as 35.06 and 74.49.

The National Seismological Center of India said: “Magnitude 4.1 earthquake, occurred on 04-30-2023, 05:15:34 IST, Latitude: 35.06 and Long: 74.49, Depth: 5 km, Location: Jammu and Kashmir, India.” Tweet.

It is noteworthy that, similar to the northeastern part of India, Jammu and Kashmir is also under a seismically active region. For this reason, J&K management decided to set up state-of-the-art Emergency Operation Centers (EOC) in all 20 provinces. This EOC will help in reducing the damages of natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, etc.

Construction of the EOC has commenced in Budgam district of Kashmir. Construction has started as per the National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP) 2019 and will be implemented in all regions.

The J&K Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to implement the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) to coordinate disaster calls on call 112.

Jammu and Kashmir witnessed some of the most devastating earthquakes in the past centuries. Reports say that the region has experienced about 14 devastating earthquakes in the past 10 centuries. In 1962, a strong earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck J&K. The region was hit by another massive earthquake of magnitude 5.7 on the Richter scale in 2013. In 2017, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake killed 3 in the region.

(with agency input)

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