Mild earthquake of 4.7 magnitude on Richter Scale hits Ladakh’s Kargil

Published : Jul 05, 2020, 12:38 PM IST
Mild earthquake of 4.7 magnitude on Richter Scale hits Ladakh’s Kargil

Synopsis

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 on the Richter Scale hit 433km NNW of Kargil, Ladakh today at 3:37 am

Kargil: An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 on the Richter scale struck Kargil in Ladakh at 3.37 am on Sunday (July 5, 2020). The earthquake struck 433 km north-northwest of Kargil.

"An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 on the Richter Scale hit 433km NNW of Kargil, Ladakh today at 3:37 am," said National Center for Seismology (NCS).

While its magnitude was recorded at 4.7 on the Richter scale, it had a depth of 134 km.

No loss of life or property due to the quake has been reported as of now.

Earlier on Thursday, another earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale had struck Kargil in Ladakh at 1.11 pm. The quake had struck 119 km north-northwest of Kargil.

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