Earthquake of 4.6-magnitude shakes Kashmir

A 4.6-magnitude earthquake shook Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district early Monday (February 2, 2026), causing panic among the people in Pattan and surrounding areas of Baramulla district, officials said. either

There were no reports of any damage so far, they said.

According to the National Center for Seismology, the quake occurred at 5:35 am at a depth of 10 km with the epicenter in Pattan area, which is 10 km northeast of Gulmarg, a tourist resort.

Earlier, the magnitude of the earthquake was said to be 4.6 but it was later reviewed to 4.7. Tremors lasted nearly 20 seconds.

The Kashmir Valley is located in a highly active seismic area.

The National Seismic Hazard Map by the Bureau of Indian Standards released in November last year has placed the entire Himalayan arc, including Kashmir, in the siesmic Zone VI.

Large parts of Kashmir on either side of Line of Control were flattened by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake on October 8, 2005, resulting in deaths of thousands and widespread damage to infrastructure.