Four Earthquakes Shake Jammu and Kashmir in 11 Hours, Doda Records Strongest Tremor

November 14, 2026

JAMMU: Four earthquakes rattled the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, November 14. Three earthquakes were recorded from Doda district and the first earthquake was felt in Kishtwar.

The earthquakes ranged between 2.7 to 3.8 magnitude. The strongest tremor was recorded from Doda with a magnitude of 3.8 and the depth was only five km.

The first tremor with magnitude 3.3 was recorded at 2:38 am from Kishtwar.

Three tremors were recorded from Doda. The first one had a magnitude of 2.7 and was recorded at eight hours thirty one minutes am. The second tremor with magnitude 3.8 hit the district at 8:48 am. This was only seventeen minutes after the first one and was recorded at five km depth.

The last tremor had a magnitude of 2.9 and was recorded at 1:09 pm. All four tremors have been documented by the NCS.

Strongest Tremor Was Only Five Kilometres Deep

The largest tremor out of the four was the 3.8 magnitude. This was quite shallow as it was only five km deep.

Shallow earthquakes tend to be felt more acutely in areas closer to the epicentre. Factors such as depth, ground type and building type can affect how they are felt.

Multiple tremors were felt from the Doda-Kishtwar belt.

No Casualties or Damage Reported Immediately

No information is available regarding any casualties or damage.

Kashmir Life

The four tremors were recorded over a period of ten hours and thirty one minutes starting at 2:38 am. The NCS has confirmed the order and magnitude of the earthquakes. This does not mean that there is any link between them or that there is likely to be another earthquake.