11 earthquakes hit  Jammu and Kashmir in 4 days raising fear of a big one

Around eleven small earthquakes have rattled Jammu and Kashmir in four days and experts assess it is a “seismic crisis”.

The eleven earthquakes prompted authorities to activate an emergency plan as experts assess what they have described as a “seismic crisis” and this has triggered renewed concern that a major natural disaster may be close.

Experts have warned of a bigger earthquake in the region and urged people to take precautionary measures after a series of eleven tremors in just four days, citing intensified activity in the area categorised as highly vulnerable to quakes.

We cannot predict, the time and date and exact date and location but do believe that there is a consistent seismic activity going around in the Jammu and Kashmir region and can trigger a major earthquake in the region, geologists say.

However, a section of geologists also believes that these minor tremors as releases of pressure by the earth.

“In a way, small tremors are a blessing in disguise as the pressure gets released although it can also be a warning sign before big jolts,” reveal experts.

“Sometimes a vulnerable zone remains quiet, experiences small magnitude earthquakes that do not indicate any bigger earthquake, or can receive a sudden jolt by a big earthquake without any call,” they said.  The recent earthquakes are a cause of concern but there is no need to panic.