Earthquake Of Magnitude 5.8 Hits Afghanistan; Tremors Also felt In Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi-NCR

New Delhi: An earthquake of of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale hit Afghanistan at 12:17 PM (IST). Tremors were also felt in parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi. The earthquake struck at a depth of 130 km, according to the National Seismology Center (NCS).

"EQ of M: 5.8, On: 19/04/2025 12:17:53 IST, Lat: 36.10 N, Long: 71.20 E, Depth: 130 Km, Location: Afghanistan," the NCS posted on X.

EQ of M: 5.8, On: 19/04/2025 12:17:53 IST, Lat: 36.10 N, Long: 71.20 E, Depth: 130 Km, Location: Afghanistan.
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— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) April 19, 2025

"I felt the tremor. I was in the office when my chair shook," a local in Srinagar told ANI.

#WATCH | An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale hit Afghanistan at 12:17 PM (IST); tremors also felt in parts of Jammu and Kashmir

A local in Srinagar says, "...I felt the tremor. I was in the office when my chair shook..." pic.twitter.com/JvEAuoeoTk

— ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2025

#WATCH | An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale hit Afghanistan at 12:17 PM (IST); tremors also felt in parts of Jammu and Kashmir

(Visuals from Poonch) pic.twitter.com/PQP8Ektldi

— ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2025

So far there no reports of any injuries or collateral damage due to the quake.

Earlier on Saturday, an earthquake of magnitude 209 struck Assam's Nagaon. The quake hit at a depth of 10 km.

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