Earthquake today news: Quake of magnitude 3.4 hits Zanskar region of Ladakh

Earthquake in Ladakh news today: On Tuesday, an earthquake of magnitude 3.4 on the Richter Scale hit Zanskar region in Ladakh's Kargil district, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed. The earthquake occurred around 10.31 am at a depth of 10 km, according to the NCS.

Earthquake in Ladakh news today: On Tuesday, an earthquake of magnitude 3.4 on the Richter Scale hit Zanskar region in Ladakh's Kargil district. Image: Pixabay/ Representational Image

Earthquake in Ladakh news today: On Tuesday, an earthquake of magnitude 3.4 on the Richter Scale hit Zanskar region in Ladakh's Kargil district , the National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed. The earthquake occurred around 10.31 am at a depth of 10 km, according to the NCS.

According to the NCS, the epicentre of the earthquake was found to be at Latitude: 33.33 and Longitude: 76.85.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:3.4, Occurred on 19-12-2023, 10:31:22 IST, Lat: 33.33 & Long: 76.85, Depth: 10 Km, Region: Zanskar, Kargil, Ladakh, India," the NCS posted on X read. This is the second earthquake to have hit the Kargil region in the last 24 hours.

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Earlier, on Monday, an earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter Scale jolted Ladakh's Kargil on Monday evening, the NCS said. As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred around 4.01 pm at a depth of 10 kilometres and the epicentre was found to be at Latitude: 33.34 and Longitude: 76.78.

More details are awaited

(With ANI inputs)

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