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Srinagar, May 15: A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale rocked Kashmir Valley in the wee hours today but there was no report of any damage, officials said.
The tremor, which was recorded at 2.37 am this morning, had its epicentre in Hindukush mountain range in Afghanistan, Coordinator of Disaster Management Cell Aamir Ali said.
He said the location of epicentre was 36.5 north (Latitude) and 70.7 east (Longitude).
This was second tremor felt in Kashmir in as many days.
Kashmir lies in the highly earthquake-prone Seismic Zone V. A devastating earthquake of 7.4 magnitude had flattened the border areas of the Valley on October 8, 2005, leaving more than 1,300 persons dead and many more injured.
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