4.8-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Leh

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on the Richter scale hit 189 km north of Leh's Alchi, said the National Center for Seismology (NSE) on Friday. The earthquake occurred at 4:19 am.

"An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred 189 km north of Leh's Alchi. The depth of the earthquake was 10 km below the ground," it said in a tweet.

Earthquake of Magnitude:4.8, Occurred on 16-09-2022, 04:19:41 IST, Lat: 35.89 & Long: 77.57, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: 189km N of Alchi(Leh),Jammu & Kashmir,India for more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/jxeYjvTvYS@Indiametdept @ndmaindia pic.twitter.com/8vp49tEWTa

— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) September 15, 2022

Last week, an earthquake of magnitude 3.5 occurred 62 km East-North-East of Katra in Jammu and Kashmir

The National Center for Seismology is the nodal agency of the central government for monitoring earthquake activity in the country.

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