Moderate intensity quake felt in Kashmir

Srinagar: A moderate intensity quake shook Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday morning, officials said. There are no reports of loss of life or damage to property.

An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale occurred at 5:15 this morning, an official of the disaster management department here said.

He said the epicentre of the quake was at a depth of 174 km at Latitude of 35.6 degree North and Longitude of 76.3 degree East, located 199 kms north of Kargil town in the frontier Ladakh region of the state.