New Delhi: Earthquake tremors were felt in Jammu and Kashmir. The intensity of the earthquake on the Richter scale has been estimated at 4.9. Tremors were felt in many parts of Punjab and Haryana. The epicenter of the earthquake is in the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region. Which was at a depth of 220.
Earthquake tremors were felt in many parts of Punjab, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center said the 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck 70 km southeast of Faizabad in Afghanistan at around 10.19 am.
Tremors were also felt in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar and Poonch. Some social media users said a magnitude 6.3 earthquake was recorded in Islamabad, Peshawar, Lahore and other cities in Pakistan.
A strong earthquake struck Tokyo and other areas of eastern Japan on Friday, but no tsunami warning was issued. The US Geological Survey said the 6.1-magnitude quake was centered off the east coast of Chiba Peninsula at a depth of 44.5 kilometers. Strong shaking was reported in Chiba and Ibaraki prefectures, but USGS said there was little chance of serious damage or fatalities.
