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. Earlier, the magnitude was the earthquake was said to be 4.6 but it was later reviewed to 4.7. The Kashmir Valley is located in an 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 death of thousands and widespread damage to infrastructure.

Source: The Hindu February 02, 2026 02:15 UTC