Earthquake hits Ladakh

Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, Jan 19: A 5.7 magnitude earthquake jolted Leh district in the Union Territory of Ladakh today, but there was no report of any damage, officials said.

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According to the National Centre of Seismology (NCS), the tremor was felt at 11.51 am.
The depth of the earthquake was 171 kilometres below the surface at latitude 36.71 degrees north and longitude 74.32 degrees East, it said in a post on X.
A police official said there were no reports about earthquake-related damage so far.