Tremors were felt in several parts of Jammu & Kashmir as well as Delhi-NCR on Friday night after an earthquake struck the region.

The tremors, which lasted a few seconds, occurred around 9:45 pm. There were no immediate reports of any damage.

An official in J-K told news agency PTI that the quake was of 5.9 magnitude. The epicentre of the quake was Afghanistan at a Latitude of 36.398 degrees North and a Longitude of 70.878 degrees East, the official said.