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A magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolted the Kargil region of Ladakh on Monday, said the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
The seismic event happened at 3:48pm and the coordinates recorded were at 33.41 N latitude and 76.70 E longitude, with a depth of 10 kilometres, added the nodal central agency for monitoring of earthquake activity in the country.
There are no immediate reports of loss of lives or property.
It was followed by two aftershocks of 4.8 and 3.8 intensity at 4.01pm, the NCS said.
Another seismic activity was reported in Jammu and Kashmir of 3.6-magnitude occurred at 4.18pm with a depth of 10 km below the surface in Kishtwar district at a latitude of 33.37 degrees and longitude of 76.57 degrees, the earthquake monitoring agency said.
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