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Earthquake jolts Jammu and Kashmir, tremors felt across North India

Tremors were felt in several parts of northern India including Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and national capital New Delhi. Initial reports by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) suggest it was a magnitude 6.1 earthquake with the epicentre in Amritsar, Punjab. However, later the epicentre was revised to Tajikistan with a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale around 10.33pm.

Earthquake in 12 February 2021

Strong tremors could be felt across north India in states Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, the Delhi-NCR and Uttarakhand.

As per the National Centre for Seismology under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, the epicentre of the earthquake was in Amritsar.

Epicenter

The earthquake occurred at 10.34 pm at 31.57 N latitude and 75.09 E longitude. The ministry added that the earthquake had a depth of 10 Km. The epicenter is Tajikistan.

The Chenab Times News Desk

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