Srinagar, March 16: An earthquake of mild intensity shook Ladakh region on Wednesday evening, an official said.

The earthquake of magnitude 5.2 occurred at 1705 hours (7:05 p.m.), local meteorological department official here told GNS while quoting National Centre for Seismology.

He that the earthquake had a depth of 110 km, a longitude of 75.18 east and latitude 36.01 north.

Official sources said  that while there were no reports of any damage so far, it caused panic among the people.

This post was published on March 16, 2022