"An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter Scale occurred at 5.19 AM this morning," Coordinator Natural Disaster Management Cell Aamir Ali said.
The epicentre of the earthquake was Hindukush region in Afghanistan, he said.
So far, there are no reports of any damage caused by the tremor, he added.
This was the second tremor experienced in the Kashmir Valley in last two days. A 5.2 magnitude tremor was recorded on Thursday morning around same time.
Published 20 August 2011, 04:58 IST