3.8-magnitude earthquake hits east of Katra in Jammu and Kashmir

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An earthquake of 3.8 magnitude hit the Katra belt in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday night, but no loss of life or damage to property was reported, officials said.

The epicentre of the quake was 80 kilometres east of Katra in the Jammu region at a depth of five kilometres, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.

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The earthquake occurred at 10.07 pm at a latitude of 33.05 and longitude of 75.79, it added.