WATCH: Magnitude 5.4 earthquake jolts J&K, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR, parts of north India

Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 struck in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda on Tuesday around 1:35 pm. Tremors were also felt in Delhi and parts of north India, says National Center for Seismology.

“An earthquake of 5.4 magnitude was recorded in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda today. Tremors might have been felt in Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Punjab and all adjoining areas. Maybe the aftershock will be of lesser magnitude than the main shock,” Dr OP Mishra, Director, National Center for Seismology said.

At the time of filing this report, no damages were reported.

Earthquake of Magnitude:5.4, Occurred on 13-06-2023, 13:33:42 IST, Lat: 33.15 & Long: 75.82, Depth: 6 Km ,Location: Doda, Jammu and Kashmir, India for more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/OyJTMLYeSm@ndmaindia @Dr_Mishra1966 @Indiametdept @KirenRijiju pic.twitter.com/6Ezq3dbyNE

— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) June 13, 2023

In Jammu and Kashmir, people rushed out of their houses after strong tremors were felt today afternoon.

"The tremors were quite strong. We too rushed out of our houses. Children began panicking and we tried to pacify them," news agency ANI quoted a local as saying.

#WATCH | J&K | Basheer, a local from Srinagar speaks about the 5.4 magnitude earthquake that hit Doda, J&K at 1:33 pm this afternoon; says, "The tremors were quite strong. We too rushed out..." pic.twitter.com/rJr6wiq334

— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2023

Another local said, "It was scary. This was more intense than the tremors last week..."

#WATCH | An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on the Richter scale hit Doda, J&K at 1:33 pm this afternoon.

A local from Srinagar says, "The earthquake scared school children. People in shops rushed out. It was scary. This was more intense than the tremors last week..." pic.twitter.com/c08L07mz6i

— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2023

Social media was swamped with people from Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi and other northern Indian states posting videos of the earthquake.

Earthquake today office#earthquake pic.twitter.com/913pbxHgqU

— Ghulam Raza (@RazaBadar) June 13, 2023

जम्मू-कश्मीर में किश्तवाड़ से 30 किमी दक्षिण पूर्व में रिक्टर पैमाने पर 5.7 तीव्रता का भूकंप आया: EMSC#JammuKashmir #earthquake pic.twitter.com/ajBIvHtY4f

— VIPIN YADAV (Journalist) (@Vipinyadav2987) June 13, 2023

Earthquake in NCR ???

Full shake at 11th Floor#earthquake #ncr pic.twitter.com/UknJ91ntQ6

— Sanjeev Kumar (@lonewarrior_IND) June 13, 2023

An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 on the Richter scale occurred 30km southeast of Kishtwar in Jammu & Kashmir: EMSC#Earthquake! #Delhi pic.twitter.com/K8WW2XjR6R

— Siddhant Anand (@JournoSiddhant) June 13, 2023

The quake was at a depth of 60 km (37.28 miles) and its epicentre was at a distance of 99 km north of Pathankot in northern India, the the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

With inputs from agencies

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