Moderate-Intensity Earthquake of 3.6 Magnitude Strikes Srinagar

According to the National Centre for Seismology, the origin time for the earthquake was 9:40 pm.

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A moderate-intensity earthquake with a magnitude of 3.6 on the Ritcher Scale struck 11 km northwest of Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar late on Tuesday, 22 September.

According to the National Centre for Seismology, the origin time for the earthquake was 9:40 pm, with the depth being 5 km.

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Earlier, tremors in the Kashmir Valley were reported by many on social media, with some also speculating about whether it was an earthquake that caused it or not.

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