Kupwara, August 21: An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 struck Jammu and Kashmir's (J-K) Kupwara district on Thursday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. This earthquake occured at 01:39 PM, with a depth of 5 kilometres.

"EQ of M: 3.5, On: 21/08/2025 13:41:33 IST, Lat: 34.68 N, Long: 74.39 E, Depth: 5 Km, Location: Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir," the NCS said in a post on X. More details are awaited. Earthquake in Jammu and Kashmir: Quake of Magnitude 3.5 on Richter Scale Hits Kupwara; No Damage or Casualties Reported.

Earlier, two earthquakes jolted Himachal Pradesh's Chamba on Wednesday. The latest earthquake was of 4.0 magnitude on the Richter Scale at 04:39:45 IST, with a depth of 10 Kilometres. "EQ of M: 4.0, On: 20/08/2025 04:39:45 IST, Lat: 32.71 N, Long: 76.11 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Chamba, Himachal Pradesh," the NCS posted on X. Earthquake in Jammu and Kashmir: Quake of Magnitude 3.1 on Richter Scale Strikes Kishtwar, No Casualties Reported.

Another earthquake of magnitude 3.3 struck Chamba at 03:27:09 IST with a depth of 20 Kilometres. "EQ of M: 3.3, On: 20/08/2025 03:27:09 IST, Lat: 32.87 N, Long: 76.09 E, Depth: 20 Km, Location: Chamba, Himachal Pradesh," NCS said in another post on X.

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