Mild earthquake jolted parts of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district early this morning. According to the National Center for Seismology, the tremor measured 3.6 on the Richter scale. The earthquake struck today at 2:47 AM, with its epicentre located in the Doda region at a shallow depth of five kilometers. The coordinates recorded were latitude 33.10 degrees north and longitude 76.18 degrees east. Though the tremor was minor, it triggered brief panic among residents, who reported feeling the jolt during the early morning hours. Fortunately, no casualties or damage to property have been reported so far. Experts say that Doda falls in a seismically active zone, where low to moderate intensity earthquakes occur frequently. Authorities have assured that there is no cause for alarm, but monitoring continues as a precautionary measure. This was a reminder of the region’s vulnerability to seismic activity — but for now, residents can breathe easy as no major impact has been reported.