MUZAFFARABAD: Several parts in Azad Jammu and Kashmir have experienced a series of earthquake tremors on Tuesday morning, causing alarm among people, local media reported.
As per media reports, the tremors were felt in Muzaffarabad and nearby regions, including Leepa Valley Karnah, and Jhelum Valley.
The first tremor struck at 6:16am and its intensity measured at 5.1 on the Richter Scale, followed by a second tremor just 7 minutes later at 6:23am, measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale, the National Seismic Monitoring Centre of the Met Department said.
Both tremors were powerful enough, striking at a depth of 20 km each, to be felt across a wide area, leading locals to rush out of their houses and buildings in fear.
The two tremors also struck Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) Baramula and Poonch areas. Some reports suggest that a woman died in the Odina village in Bandipora district when she was electrocuted by a wire that fell during the earthquake. Footage shared on different platforms of social media showed the jolts were so strong that they caused cracks in the walls of many homes in the area.
