5.1 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan, tremors felt in J&K

An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale occurred in Afghanistan on Tuesday afternoon with tremors felt in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.As per a National Center for Seismology, the epicenter of the earthquake which occurred at 13:05 has been traced at Lat: 36.42 and Long: 71.23 at a depth of 180 km.The location is 96km south east of Fayzabad, Afghanistan, the official said.There were no immediate reports of any casualties.