Tremors Felt in Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi-NCR After Earthquake of 5.7 Magnitude Strikes Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border

Tremors jolted Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi-NCR and other areas early Saturday as an earthquake was reported with its epicenter at the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border.

The earthquake’s epicenter was at the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border, of a magnitude of 5.7 on the Richter scale, the National Centre of Seismology said. The exact time of the earthquake is being reported at 9:45 AM on Saturday.

No loss of life or damage to property has been reported yet by officials. However, J&K residents have reported damage to the spire of the shrine at Charar-e-Sharif. An official statement on the matter is awaited.