Tremors in Jammu and Kashmir as earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hits Afghanistan-Tajikistan border

The tremors were also felt in Jammu and Kashmir at 6.45 pm today (January 1, 2021), the Disaster Management Kashmir informed.

Tremors in Jammu and Kashmir as earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hits Afghanistan-Tajikistan border
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An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 occurred stuck 84km southeast of Fayzabad in Afghanistan, the National Center for Seismology said today. The earthquake that occurred at the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border was also felt in Jammu and Kashmir at 6.45 pm today (January 1, 2021), the Disaster Management Kashmir informed.

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