5.8 earthquake rattles Hindu Kush region near Kashmir

March 21, 2011 – AFGHANISTAN – Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar and other parts of the valley were jolted by a 5.8-magnitude earthquake on Monday afternoon, an official said. Sonam Lotus, the director of the local weather office, said: ‘An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale hit Srinagar and other parts of the valley at 3.19 p.m. ‘The quake was of moderate intensity with its epicenter in the Hindukush region at latitude 36.5 degrees north and longitude 17.9 degrees east,’ she said. The tremors were felt by residents of Srinagar, but no loss of life or property has been reported so far. –Sify