Earthquake tremors were felt in Ladakh a while back. Its intensity on the Richter scale was 4.5. It is being said that the epicenter of the earthquake was 119 kilometers north-west of Kargil. At present, there is no news of the loss of life or property. This earthquake occurred at 1.11 pm. Earthquake tremors have been felt in Ladakh for the second time in the last week. On June 26, there was a 4.5 magnitude earthquake.
Shortly after the tremor was felt in Ladakh, earthquake tremors were also felt in Jammu, Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh. The intensity occurred at 2:00 pm, was 3.6. Right now there is no news of the loss of life or property.
In the midst of the Coronavirus epidemic, earthquake tremors are being felt almost daily in some states of the country. Continuous earthquakes are being felt, especially in northern and eastern India. Earthquake s in Jammu and Kashmir have been felt 5 times in the last month. Last week, earthquake were felt in Mizoram for three consecutive days. Last week earthquake tremors have also been felt on the outskirts of Haryana and Delhi. Since April-June 2020, more than a dozen moderate and low-intensity earthquakes have occurred in Delhi-NCR.
In the last two months, there have been more than 12 earthquakes in Delhi-NCR. Although these earthquakes were of very low intensity and there was no news of the loss of life or property in it, yet it has made people worried. Experts are also surprised by this situation. But National Center for Seismology director BK Bansal said that there is no need to panic from these earthquakes. But preparations and steps to reduce the risk of earthquakes are necessary.