Moderate earthquake jolts Kashmir

SRINAGAR: A moderate earthquake shook Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir Valley in the wee hours on Monday, a senior government official said.

The tremor measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale was felt around 3.14 am throughout the Valley including Srinagar, Coordinator Disaster Management, Kashmir, Aamir Ali said.

The epicentre of the earthquake was in Pakistan and the coordinates are 33.94 degree north and 72.84 degree east.

There were no immediate reports of any casualty or damage, he said.