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Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 Richter hits Jammu and Kashmir

According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the tremors were felt at 12:02 pm today.

An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale occurred in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday,7 July, according to National Centre for Seismology. An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale jolted Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the tremors were felt at 12:02 pm today. The epicenter of the earthquake was yet not known.

Earlier, on July 8, an earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred near Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir. The epicenter of the earthquake was 73 km north-northwest (NNW) of Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, India, the agency said. The earthquake struck at 12:02 PM IST at a depth of 10 km from the surface. There were no immediate reports of any loss of life or damage to property due to the earthquake.

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