A glimpse of a general ward at a hospital after a massive earthquake struck Chenab region in Doda. Pics/PTI
Tremors of the earthquake were also felt in the national capital and parts of north India. A local from Srinagar said, "The earthquake scared school children. People in shops rushed out. It was scary. This was more intense than the tremors last week"
Earlier on June 9, an earthquake of 3.9 magnitude struck the Union Territory of Ladakh, according to the NCS
On the same day, an earthquake of 3.7 magnitude hit Assam's Tezpur at 10:05 am. According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake's epicentre was 39 km west of Tezpur and it occurred at a depth of 10 km
A moderate 5.6-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday jolted parts of Pakistan, including the country's capital Islamabad, spreading panic and forcing people to run out of their homes. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, the earthquake was felt at 1:04 pm local, with its depth at 10 kilometres, Geo News reported
National Center for Seismology (NCS) is the nodal agency of the Government of India for monitoring of earthquake activity in the country. NCS maintains National Seismological Network of more than 150 stations each having state of art equipment and spreading all across the country
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