An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale hit Ladakh and 10 minutes later a 4.4 magnitude earthquake hit Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday evening.
According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake in Ladakh occurred at 9:44 PM. While the earthquake at Doda occurred 10 minutes later at 9:55 PM.
"Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.4, Occurred on 17-06-2023, 21:55:39 IST, Lat: 33.04 & Long: 75.70, Depth: 18 Km, Location: Doda, Jammu and Kashmir," tweeted NCS.
"Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.5, Occurred on 17-06-2023, 21:44:29 IST, Lat: 35.74 & Long: 79.84, Depth: 10 Km , Location: 271km NE of Leh, Laddakh, India," tweeted NCS
However, there was no loss of life reported.
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