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Magnitude 3.1 Earthquake Hits Kishtwar in Jammu Kashmir

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A magnitude‑3.1 earthquake struck Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday night. The National Centre for Seismology reported a shallow focus at 5 km depth and an epicentre at latitude 33.292° N (longitude 75.892° E). One report gave the time as 10:56 pm, another as 11:56 pm.

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    SRINAGAR: An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 struck Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district late Monday evening, according to seismic data. The tremor was recorded at 10:56 pm (IST), at a depth of five kilometres below the earth’s surface. The epicentre was located in the Kishtwar region at latitude…

    — Kashmir Life

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    A 3.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, officials said. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the tremor occurred at 11.56 pm on Monday at a depth of five km. The epicentre was located at latitude 33.292 degrees north and longitude 75.892 degrees…

    — The New Indian Express

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SRINAGAR: An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 struck Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district late Monday evening, according to seismic data. The tremor was recorded at 10:56 pm (IST), at a depth of five kilometres below the earth’s surface. The epicentre was located in the Kishtwar region at latitude…

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Magnitude 3.1 Earthquake Hits Kishtwar in Jammu Kashmir

SRINAGAR: An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 struck Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district late Monday evening, according to seismic data. The tremor was recorded at 10:56 pm (IST), at a depth of five kilometres below the earth’s surface. The epicentre was located in the Kishtwar region at latitude…

The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

Mild earthquake of 3.1 magnitude hits of J-K's Kishtwar

A 3.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, officials said. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the tremor occurred at 11.56 pm on Monday at a depth of five km. The epicentre was located at latitude 33.292 degrees north and longitude 75.892 degrees…

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