SRINAGAR (KIMS) — At least seven earthquakes of moderate intensity hit Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Union Territory on Monday. The first earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.5, struck Zanskar, Kargil, at 3:48 PM, followed by a 3.8 magnitude tremor at 3:57 PM with the same epicentre. Two more earthquakes of magnitude 4.8 and 3.6 […]
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Another strong earthquake of 6.3 magnitude shakes western Afghanistan
KABUL — Another strong earthquake of 6.3 magnitude shook part of western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier quake killed more than 2,000 and flattened whole villages. The latest earthquake was about 28 kilometres (17 miles) outside Herat, the capital of Herat province, and 10 kilometres (6 miles) deep, according to the U.S. Geological […]
More than 2,000 people killed in earthquakes in Western Afghanistan
KABUL — More than 2,000 people were killed in earthquakes in Afghanistan and over 9,000 injured, the Taliban administration said on Sunday, in the deadliest tremors to rock the quake-prone mountainous country in years. The Saturday quakes in the west of the country hit 35km northwest of the city of Herat, with one of 6.3 […]
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 strikes Jammu and Kashmir
SRINAGAR — An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 on Richter scale strikes Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. The earthquake striked Union Territory at around 11:19 am. Reports said, The epicentre of the earthquake was Fayzabad in the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region and its depth was 220 kms inside the earth. As the tremors were felt, the residents […]