SRINAGAR, Sept. 22 -- Cries and screams rent the air as people panicked after an earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale jolted parts of the Kashmir valley on Tuesday evening.
Most of the people were retiring for the day when there was a massive thud at around 9.40 pm. The temblor jolted the houses sending people into a tizzy.
"This was scary. Hope everyone is safe. EARTHQUAKE," tweeted Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, deputy commissioner of Srinagar.
Aamir Ali of the disaster management department said it was not recorded on the automatic seismograph, as the magnitude was probably low.
"I am in touch with the National Seismological Centre, New Delhi. It was not recorded on the automatic seismograph, as the magnitude was probably low. ...