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A 3.5 magnitude earthquake struck Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday afternoon. The tremor occurred at 1:39 PM IST with a shallow depth of just 5 kilometers. This follows two recent earthquakes in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district yesterday. The National Center for Seismology is providing ongoing updates about the seismic activity.

Key Points: 3.5 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Jammu and Kashmir Kupwara District

  • Earthquake measured 3.5 magnitude in Kupwara district
  • Occurred at 1:39 PM IST with 5 km depth
  • Follows recent 4.0 and 3.3 tremors in Chamba
  • National Center for Seismology monitoring the situation
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Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 strikes J-K's Kupwara

A 3.5 magnitude earthquake hit Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir at 1:39 PM IST with a depth of 5 km, as confirmed by the National Center for Seismology.

"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 - National Center for Seismology"

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.

https://x.com/NCS_Earthquake/status/1958444352944173183

"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.

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.

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.

- ANI

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Priya S
My cousin lives in Kupwara. Just spoke to her - they felt the tremor but no damage reported. Relief! These Himalayan regions are so seismically active.
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Michael C
Interesting to see the depth variations - 5km in Kupwara vs 10-20km in Chamba. Shows how complex our geology is. Hope NCS continues monitoring closely.
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Ananya R
We really need better earthquake preparedness in hilly areas. Even small quakes can trigger landslides. Government should conduct more awareness programs.
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Sarah B
The timing difference in reporting is concerning - earthquake at 1:39 PM but NCS tweet at 1:41? Even 2 minutes can be crucial for early warnings.
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Vikram M
Bhai, these small earthquakes are nature's way of releasing pressure. Better small frequent ones than one big destructive earthquake. Stay safe everyone! 👍

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