An earthquake of 5.3 magnitude hit Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, reported news agency PTI quoting officials. So far, there are no reports of damage due to the quake, they said. Tremors were felt around 7.07 pm, they added
The earthquake was 5.3 in magnitude and its epicenter was at a depth of 10 kilometers in the Astore area of Gilgit Baltistan, they said.
Meanwhile, another tremor jolted parts of Kargil and Ladakh around the same time. An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred today around 07:01 pm at 146km NNW of Kargil, Ladakh, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.
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