5 earthquakes hit Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in 24 hours
1 min read 18 Jun 2023, 06:13 AM ISTAn earthquake of 4.1 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Jammu and Kashmir's Katra, while another of the same magnitude hit Leh district of Ladakh.
PremiumJammu & Kashmir and Ladakh were hit by five earthquakes in 24 hours. The first earthquake of 3.0 magnitude hit at around 2:03 pm on 17 June at J&K's Ramban.
The latest was 4.1 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale which hit Jammu and Kashmir's Katra, National Center for Seismology (NCS) has informed. The earthquake occurred at around 3:50 am on 18 June. The depth of the earthquake was 11 km and it occurred 80 km East of Katra.
In a tweet, NCS wrote, “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.1, Occurred on 18-06-2023, 03:50:29 IST, Lat: 32.96 & Long: 75.79, Depth: 11 Km, Location: 80km E of Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, India."
Just an hour earlier, an earthquake of magnitude 4.1 on the Richter scale had hit Leh district of Ladakh, NCS said. The earthquake occurred at 2:16 am and the depth was 10 km. "Earthquake of Magnitude:4.1, Occurred on 18-06-2023, 02:16:49 IST, Lat: 35.85 & Long: 80.08, Depth: 10 Km , Location: 295km NE of Leh, Ladakh," tweeted NCS.
Prior to that, late on June 17 evening, earthquakes hit Ladakh and Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir. An earthquake of 4.5 magnitude hit Ladakh at 9:44 pm and in next 10 minutes Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir experienced an earthquake of 4.4 magnitude.
National Center for Seismology (NCS) is the nodal agency of the Government of India for monitoring of earthquake activity in the country.
(With inputs from ANI)