An earthquake of 4.5 magnitude on the Richter scale shook Leh and Ladakh around 4:33 am on Tuesday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
Taking to social media platform X, NCS said the epicentre was at 5 km depth and tremors originated at 34.73 latitudes and 77.07 longitudes.
Moreover, a separate quake of magnitude 3.7 on the Richter Scale has been reported to hit the nearby Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir at around 1.10 am at a depth of 5 km.
However, no casualty or loss of property has been reported from the hilly areas yet.
