Four mild earthquakes struck different parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh within a span of about 11 hours on Saturday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The tremors ranged in magnitude from 2.9 to 3.9, and officials said there were no reports of casualties or damage to property from any of the affected areas.

Source: PTI

The first earthquake, measuring 3.3, struck Kishtwar district at 2:38 am at a depth of 15 kilometres. A stronger tremor of 3.8 was recorded in Doda district at 8:48 am at a shallow depth of 5 kilometres, followed by the day's strongest, a 3.9-magnitude quake in Leh in Ladakh at 10:29 am at a depth of 10 kilometres. A fourth tremor, measuring 2.9, was recorded in Doda at 1:09 pm, also at a depth of 10 kilometres.

Source: Kashmir Horizon (GNS)

Three of the four tremors were recorded in the Chenab Valley region of Jammu and Kashmir — in Doda and Kishtwar districts — while one struck Leh in the Union Territory of Ladakh, according to NCS updates. Police officials confirmed that none of the earthquakes caused any reported loss of life or significant structural damage.

Large parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh fall under Seismic Zones IV and V on India's seismic zoning map, the country's two highest earthquake-hazard categories, which is why even mild tremor clusters in the Doda-Kishtwar belt are closely monitored by disaster management authorities.

Officials said monitoring continues in the region. No damage assessment or advisory beyond routine monitoring had been announced by Saturday evening, and residents in the affected districts reported feeling only brief tremors.