As lately, the earth’s surface has started ‘shivering’ more often with witnessing two earthquakes in Kashmir and one in Katra, this phenomenon can be taken as a warning sign for a big one to come. Though not proved beyond doubt but many experts in this field are of the opinion that small clusters of earthquakes like the case in J&K which has seen frequent tremors in the last few months, are the warning sign of the inevitable and the authorities should waste no time in preparing a foolproof disaster management plan to get ready for the worst. As on Wednesday a tremor of magnitude 4 hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg, earlier on same day an earthquake of magnitude 3.2 on the Richter scale hit Pahalgam and another earthquake of 3.5 magnitude hits Katra belt of J&K on Thursday, there is need to start an all out campaign in the Union Territory to ask people to remain alert against the natural calamity which can struck UT anytime. Another day of Earthquake in particular, where the best we can say is that even if the ground didn’t move, J&K has moved 24 hours closer to the inevitable therefore it is necessary that the level of awareness should be raised to another level to ensure that life and property remain safe if anything untoward happens. According to new research, there are tantalizing hints that some faults issue warning signals in the days and months before a big earthquake. Though till date no one was able to predict earthquake but as far as J&K is concerned people here are living in the dangerous seismic zone and proper awareness and a robust disaster management plan is the need of the time. Some experts are of the opinion that the warning signals range from tiny shocks along the earth’s fault, which may be beyond the limit of detection by today’s seismic monitors, to earthquakes large enough to rattle houses. The common thread is that the final rip – the main earthquake – strikes at or near the site of the smaller, earlier breaks. All said and done, J&K has witnessed these warning signs more often and therefore it is time to come out of the cocoon and start preparing for the worst to remain safe if something bad happens.