Earthquake of 5.4 magnitude rocks Ladakh, tremors felt in Leh

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Representative imageAn earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale rocked Ladakh on Friday afternoon
According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake hit the Union territory at 4.27 pm
The epicentre of the quake was 129 kilometres northeast of Leh and it originated at the depth of 10 kilometres.According to posts shared by
locals in Leh, the tremors have caused cracks in buildings
However, no loss of life or injury has been reported so far.This is the second earthquake to hit the region within this week
Earlier on Wednesday, an earthquake of magnitude 3.6 had hit Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir.