Mild intensity earthquakes hit Manipur, Jammu & Kashmir

Mild intensity earthquakes were reported in Manipur and Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.

A 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck Jammu & Kashmir on Saturday afternoon. The epicentre of the tremor, which occurred at 2.03 pm, was hilly Ramban district along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, an official of the meteorological department said.

Aanother earthquake of 3.2 magnitude jolted Manipur's Ukhrul at 10.30 am, as per the National Center for Seismology (NCS).


"Earthquake of Magnitude:3.2, Occurred on 17-06-2023, 10:30:12 IST, Lat: 24.81 & Long: 94.50, Depth: 45 Km, Location: 13km S of Ukhrul, Manipur, India," National Center for Seismology said in a tweet.

Tremors were felt in Shirui village of Manipur last month. An earthquake of 3.2 on the Richter Scale was reported.