JAMMU, APR 18 : A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan at 8:24 am on Saturday, causing tremors felt across parts of Jammu and Kashmir, though no damage has been reported.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) pinpointed the epicentre in the Zaybak area of Badakhshan region at a depth of 190 kilometres (36.5536°N / 70.9259°E).
EMSC noted the quake released energy equivalent to 2×1012 joules—roughly 554 megawatt-hours or 477 tons of TNT.
