A 4.6 magnitude earthquake occurred in Doda in Jammu and Kashmir at 04:32 hours, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) informed on Sunday.
The quake struck at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres, with the epicentre located at latitude 33.090 N and longitude 75.928 E.
The NCS provided details as follows: 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.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), earthquakes may occur anywhere between the Earth's surface and about 700 kilometres below it. For scientific classification, this depth range is divided into shallow, intermediate, and deep zones.
Shallow earthquakes occur between 0 and 70 kilometres deep; intermediate earthquakes range from 70 to 300 kilometres deep; and deep earthquakes occur between 300 and 700 kilometres. The term ‘deep-focus earthquakes’ generally refers to those deeper than 70 kilometres, the USGS states.