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Economic Times | 16 Jun, 2020 | 09.44AM IST
News live updates: Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 hits J-K, third in three days
An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 hit Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Tuesday, officials said, the third to hit the union territory in three days.
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 hits J-K, third in three days
- An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 hit Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Tuesday, officials said, the third to hit the union territory in three days.
- However, there were no reports of any damage, they said.
- The earthquake occurred at 7 AM and its epicenter was is Tajikistan, according to the officials.
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