A 3.3 magnitude earthquake hit Baramula

A mild earthquake of magnitude 3.3 hit Jammu Kashmir’s Baramula district early Sunday

A 3.3 magnitude earthquake hit Baramula: A mild earthquake struck Jammu Kashmir’s Baramula district early Sunday. The magnitude of 3.3 recorded on Richter scale. However no casualties have been reported so far.  

According to the National Centre for Seismology the earthquake hit Baramula district at 5:23 amIST. Its epicenter was in Baramulla, at latitude 34.261 ° N and longitude 74.155 ° E. The earthquake’s depth was recorded at 5 kilometers.

The earthquake caused widespread panic among people. 

Earlier this week earthquake tremors struck China’s Xinjiang region near the Ladakh border. It recorded a magnitude of 5.0 on the Richter scale. 

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