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Earthquake rocks Kashmir Valley
Press Trust of India, Updated: May 14, 2011 11:38 IST
Srinagar: An earthquake of 5.0 magnitude on Saturday shook the
Kashmir Valley but there were no reports of any loss in the
tremor, officials said.
The moderate intensity tremor, which was recorded at 3.09 AM on
Saturday 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 36.58 north (Longitude) and
70.93 east (Latitude).
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.