*4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Jammu and Kashmir, Epicenter in Budgam*
Date & time: 05:35 am 02 Feb 2026
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 10 km
Epicenter: 33.9°N / 74.76°E (Budgam, Kashmir)
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Via: Kashmir Weather
Weather at epicenter: Overcast Clouds -0.9°C, humidity: 95%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from WSW
Estimated energy: 1 x 10^12 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT)
Nearest Locations:
4 km S of Epicenter (Charar-i-Sharief)
13 km E of Epicenter (Pulwama)
21 km N of Epicenter (Srinagar)
21 km S of Epicenter (Shopian)
