Earthquake jolted Assam and Jammu-Kashmir, people came out of their homes; Read how intense it was

Yet again the land of the country jolted with earthquake tremors once more. Earthquake tremors struck Jammu and Kashmir's- Doda and Assam's- Udalguri on Sunday. As per reports, the intensity of the earthquake in Jammu with 4 magnitude on the Richter scale, whereas in Assam, it was 4.2 magnitudes.

Data released by the National Center for Seismology said, "An earthquake of magnitude 4 on the Richter scale hit Doda district at 6.14 am. It struck 15 km below earth's surface." According to officials, so far, there is no news of any casualties and damage to property from anywhere. However, people came out of their houses in panic.

Earthquakes of varying intensities have been recurring in the Chenab Valley region comprising Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban and Reasi districts of Jammu and Kashmir rather frequently in the last five to seven years. The earthquakes have caused destruction here in the past as well.

The Kashmir Valley lies in a seismically prone region. On October 8, 2005, an earthquake of 7.6 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Jammu and Kashmir. The epicentre of the 2005 earthquake was 19 km north-east of Muzaffarabad city in Pak-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK). Violent tremors were caused by the earthquake which mainly shook northern Pakistan, northern India and Afghanistan. Large-scale destruction occurred.

During this time many villages of Jammu and Kashmir were completely destroyed. At least 32,335 buildings collapsed in various cities of Kashmir Valley including Anantnag and Srinagar, Baramulla districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Officially the death toll in POK and Pakistan's NWFP was 79000.

However, other sources estimate it at 86 000 and the number of injured was estimated at more than 69 000. At least 1350 people were killed and 6266 injured in Jammu and Kashmir and the tremors of the earthquake were felt as far as Delhi-1000 kilometers away.