Srinagar - A light intensity earthquake rocked Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday, said an official. No loss of life or property was reported from anywhere in the area.
"An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred today (Tuesday), at 3.13 p.m.," Aamir Ali, in charge of the disaster management cell here, told IANS.
"The epicentre was located in southern Xinjiang (China) with coordinates 39.407 degrees north and 77.324 degrees east," he said.
According to Ali, another earthquake of magnitude 4.6 had occurred at 7.45 p.m. Monday with its epicentre at the state's border with China's Xinjiang. It was epicentred 35.83 degrees north and 77.70 degrees east, and 187 km north of Leh town.
The effects of these two quakes were, however, not felt in the Kashmir Valley.
Kashmir is situated in an earthquake-sensitive region and tremors have caused a lot of damage in the region.
A massive quake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale had rocked both parts of divided Kashmir Oct 8, 2005, leaving more than 40,000 people dead.
| Other Articles: |
 |
Grief grips family of man killed in BMW accident (8th Aug, 2012) |
|
Will look at every aspect in Geetika case: Women's panel (8th Aug, 2012) |
|
Govt. to approach SC for extension of spectrum auction deadline (7th Aug, 2012) |
|
Dikshit pays tribute to ‘Father of Medicine’ Hippocrates in Delhi (7th Aug, 2012) |
|
EGoM to discuss spectrum sale today (7th Aug, 2012) |
|
Ansari will win VP polls with thumping majority: Shukla (7th Aug, 2012) |
|
PM to review gas allocation cut to Andhra Pradesh (7th Aug, 2012) |
|
Fiji President calls on President Mukherjee in Delhi (7th Aug, 2012) |
|
Fresh round of violence in Assam, locals block NH-31 (7th Aug, 2012) |
|
Kathmandu Police bust fake currency racket worth Rs.23 lakh, arrest 2 Pakistanis (7th Aug, 2012) |
|
Vilasrao Deshmukh critically ill (7th Aug, 2012) |
|
Two CRPF commandos killed in IED blast in Chhattisgarh (7th Aug, 2012) |
|
VP polls: Sachin, Rekha cast their votes (7th Aug, 2012) |
|
GOW actress Huma puts her best foot forward at LFW (7th Aug, 2012) |
|
No active deployment of warships in Pacific: India (7th Aug, 2012) |
|
New tricks for an old sea dog? (7th Aug, 2012) |
|
Maharashtra minister on the run as court cancels bail (7th Aug, 2012) |
|
No bail for three accused of vandalising Mayawati statue (7th Aug, 2012) |
|
Assam for CBI probe in communal violence (7th Aug, 2012) |
|
Nasim Ahmad Zaidi is new election commissioner (7th Aug, 2012) |
|
Fiza cremated in Chandigarh (7th Aug, 2012) |
|
MPs queue up to vote for vice president (7th Aug, 2012) |
|
Fewer women at top due to glass ceiling: Women entrepreneurs (7th Aug, 2012) |
|
Swaraj asks Shinde to evacuate pilgrims from Uttarakhand (7th Aug, 2012) |
|
Pay compensation to dead Sikhs, BJP tells US (7th Aug, 2012) |
|
Jobs |
Blog |
Yellow Pages |
Games |
Jokes |
Chat |
e-Cards |
Astrology |
Articles |
Recipes |
Send Gifts
Today : Wednesday - May 22, 2013, 04:50am (GMT+5.5)
