Srinagar/Oct,29: An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale Sunday evening jolted the Kashmir Valle. Confirming the reports about tremors shaking the parts of Kashmir valley the officials said “there was, however, no loss of life or damage to property”.
“An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale occurred at 11.15 p.m. yesterday,” the official said.”The epicenter of the earthquake was in Hindukush region of Afghanistan at a depth of 100 km,” he said.”The coordinates of this earthquake are latitude 36.2 degrees north and longitude 70.5 degrees east,” added the official.