Srinagar, Mar 21: An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted Kashmir and several parts of the country, officials said.
Deputy Director Meteorological department (MeT) told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the epicenter of the quake, which struck at 10:17 pm IST, was the Hindukush region of Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, damages caused by the earthquake couldn’t be not ascertained at this moment.
Mobile telephony was disrupted in many areas.
Reports reaching KNO said that the phone calls are getting disconnected as the services have been affected in many areas—(KNO)
