4.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district

DODA: An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Richter scale struck Doda in Jammu and Kashmir at 4:32 am on Sunday, the National Centre for Seismology said.The quake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km, with its 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 at depths ranging from the Earth’s surface to about 700 kilometres below.For scientific classification, this depth range is divided into three categories—shallow, intermediate, and deep—according to USGS data.Shallow earthquakes occur at depths of 0–70 km, intermediate ones between 70 and 300 km, and deep earthquakes between 300 and 700 km.Generally, earthquakes deeper than 70 km are referred to as “deep-focus earthquakes,” the United States Geological Survey (USGS) says.(With agency inputs)