Strong Tremors Felt in Ladakh, Earthquake of Magnitude 5.5 Strikes Kargil Region

An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 on the Richter scale hit the Ladakh region near Kargil at 9:30 pm on Monday night, said the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

“Earthquake of Magnitude:5.2, Occurred on 19-02-2024, 21:35:17 IST, Lat: 35.45 & Long: 74.93, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: 148km NW of Kargil, Laddakh, India,” the NCS said in an X post.

An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale was recorded in Kargil on February 3, according to the NCS. The depth of the quake was recorded at 10 km.

“Earthquake of Magnitude:3.5, Occurred on 04-02-2024, 14:37:15 IST, Lat: 25.80 & Long: 90.69, Depth: 12 Km , Region: East Garo Hills, Meghalaya,” the NCS said.

Last month, tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR after an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck the Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border.

According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck Southern Xinjiang in China at 11:39 pm (IST) on January 22.

In December 2023, parts of North India and Pakistan were jolted after an earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Ladakh’s Kargil.