{"id":200031,"date":"2026-05-08T11:06:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T06:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=200031"},"modified":"2026-05-08T11:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T06:07:09","slug":"earthquake-jolts-parts-of-iiojk-epicenter-in-kishtwar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/05\/08\/earthquake-jolts-parts-of-iiojk-epicenter-in-kishtwar.html","title":{"rendered":"Earthquake jolts parts of IIOJK, epicenter in Kishtwar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-199481 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/05\/earth-quick.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/05\/earth-quick.jpg 600w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/05\/earth-quick-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Srinagar: A mild earthquake was felt in several parts of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, an earthquake of magnitude 3.5 struck Kishtwar district of the territory.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said the epicentre was located in Kishtwar region at Latitude 33.289 North and Longitude 76.739 East with a depth of 10 kilometres.<\/p>\n<p>No reports of any loss of life or damage to property were received from anywhere in the territory till the filing of this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar: A mild earthquake was felt in several parts of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir on Friday morning. 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