<p>An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale struck Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, with no immediate reports of any casualties or damage to property.</p>
<p>A disaster management official said the temblor occurred at 2.53 a.m., and the coordinates were latitude 36.06 degrees north and longitude 75.82 degrees east.</p>
<p>"The epicentre was located in Doda region 10 km inside the earth's crust," the official said.</p>
<p>Seismologically, Kashmir is located in an earthquake prone region. Past temblors have wrought havoc here.</p>
<p>Over 80,000 people were killed on two sides of the Line of Control in an earthquake on October 8, 2005 which measured 7.6 on the Richter scale.</p>
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A disaster management official said the temblor occurred at 2.53 a.m., and the coordinates were latitude 36.06 degrees north and longitude 75.82 degrees east

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