Srinagar, Aug 20: A man hailing from north Kashmir was injured while some of the residential houses develop cracks after two back-to-back earthquakes occurred in J&K.
The first earthquake with a magnitude 4.7 and 2nd measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale occurred on Tuesday morning in Jammu and Kashmir, triggering panic among the people who rushed outside their homes and called their loved ones to enquire about their wellbeing.
The first earthquake occurred at 06:45:57IST, a local metreological department official said. It was followed by 2nd within few minutes. The first earthquake was at the latitude 34.37 degrees north and longitude 74.16 degrees east, the meteorological department official here said.
Regarding 2nd one, the official said it measured 4.8 and occured at 6:52:29 IST. It was at Lat: 34.20 N, Long: 74.31 E, he said.
The epicenter was Baramulla for both the jolts and occurred at depth of 5 and 10 kilometers respectively, he said. (With inputs from Agencies)
