4.6 Magnitude Earthquake jolts Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district early morning

Doda (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 12 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4. 6 on the Richter scale occured in Doda in Jammu and Kashmir at 04. 32 hours, the National Centre for Seismology informed on Sunday early morning.

The quake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km, with the epicentre located at latitude 33. 090 N and longitude 75. 928 E. Taking it to X, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said, EQ of M: 3. 0, On: 12/04/2026 04:37:19 IST, Lat: 33. 090 N, Long: 75.

928 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. Earthquakes can occur anywhere between the Earth's surface and about 700 kilometres below the surface.

For scientific purposes, this earthquake depth range of 0 - 700 km is divided into three zones: shallow, intermediate, and deep, as per USGS data.

Shallow earthquakes are between 0 and 70 km deep; intermediate earthquakes, 70 - 300 km deep; and deep earthquakes, 300 - 700 km deep.

In general, the term "deep-focus earthquakes" is applied to earthquakes deeper than 70 km, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) states.