An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale hit Leh, Ladakh early on Tuesday. The tremors were felt at 5:13 am today. It occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers, reported the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
“Earthquake of Magnitude:5.1, Occurred on 06-10-2020, 05:13:20 IST, Lat: 34.36 & Long: 79.46, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: Ladakh,” NCS tweeted.
The epicenter of the earthquake was somewhere 174km east of Leh. There were no immediate reports of any loss of life or damage to property as a result of the quake.
Earlier on September 26, an earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter Scale had hit the Union Territory of Ladakh.
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