Jammu and Kashmir: Earthquake of 3.5 magnitude hits Katra

The earthquake occurred at 7:52 am with a depth of 10 km below the ground

An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale occurred 62 km East-North-East of Katra in Jammu and Kashmir, said National Center for Seismology on Thursday.

The earthquake occurred at 7:52 am with a depth of 10 km below the ground.

"An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 occurred 62 km ENE of Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, at around 7:52 am today. The depth of the earthquake was 10 km below the ground," NSE said in a tweet.

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Further details are awaited.

National Center for Seismology (NCS) is the nodal agency of the Government of India for monitoring of earthquake activity in the country.

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