# Four earthquakes hit J&K in 12 hours, Doda-Kishtwar belt affected 2026-11-14T09:21:21+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets Outlets counted: greaterkashmir.com, kashmirlife.net, risingkashmir.com Four earthquakes struck Jammu and Kashmir within about 12 hours on Saturday, 14 November 2026, with the epicentres concentrated in the Doda-Kishtwar belt. The first tremor, magnitude 3.3, hit Kishtwar at 2:38 am at a depth of 15 km, followed by three in Doda: magnitude 2.7 at 8:31 am, magnitude 3.8 at 8:48 am, and magnitude 2.9 at 1:09 pm. The strongest was the 3.8 magnitude quake at a shallow depth of 5 km in Doda. No information on casualties or damage was available from any source. ## Indian Opinion Analysis All three outlets provided near-identical factual reporting of the four earthquakes, with no variation in figures or framing. Each led with the same basic information: the number of quakes, the locations, magnitudes, depths and times, and the absence of reported casualties or damage. Rising Kashmir attributed its data to Kashmir Weather on X, while Kashmir Life and Greater Kashmir cited seismic data or earthquake data without naming a specific agency. The uniform coverage is straight reportage with no discernible slant. The key open point is the absence of any damage assessment, which the sources note as unavailable. ## Coverage Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral - risingkashmir.com (neutral report) Straight factual listing of quakes with no commentary - kashmirlife.net (neutral report) Pure data report with no slant or framing - greaterkashmir.com (neutral report) Factual sequence of events, no evaluation This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Doda, Jammu and Kashmir, Kishtwar, National Center for Seismology Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/four-earthquakes-hit-jk-in-12-hours-doda-kishtwar-belt-affected/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/four-earthquakes-hit-jk-in-12-hours-doda-kishtwar-belt-affected/#story-in-brief Gate decision: pass (pass: linked qualifying outlets 3 of 3, relevance 8) Freshness: pass (fresh: newest qualifying source 2026-11-14 08:36Z (feed), 0.8 h old) Image: none. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/