JAMMU: Four earthquakes of varying magnitudes struck Jammu and Kashmir over a period of around 11 hours on Saturday, with three tremors recorded in Doda district and one in Kishtwar, according to earthquake data reported by Kashmir Weather.
The first tremor, measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale, was recorded in Kishtwar district at 2:38 am at a depth of 15 kilometres.
Three subsequent earthquakes were recorded in Doda district. The second tremor, measuring 2.7 magnitude, struck at 8:31 am at a depth of 10 kilometres.
Just 17 minutes later, at 8:48 am, another earthquake measuring 3.8 magnitude was recorded in Doda at a depth of five kilometres, making it the strongest of the four tremors.
The fourth earthquake, measuring 2.9 magnitude, was recorded in Doda district at 1:09 pm at a depth of 10 kilometres.
The repeated seismic activity was concentrated in the Doda-Kishtwar belt, with all four earthquakes recorded within approximately 11 hours on Saturday.
