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Earthquake tremors felt in parts of Kashmir

Srinagar: Earthquake tremors were felt in parts of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Afghanistan early Monday, with light tremors felt in parts of the Kashmir Valley, the Centre for Seismology said.

The earthquake occurred at 1:57:24 am IST at a depth of 220 kilometres, with its epicentre located at 36.602°N latitude and 71.084°E longitude in Afghanistan.

The tremors were reported in parts of Kashmir, although details about the intensity of shaking in different areas were not immediately available.

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