October 8, 2020: An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter Scale hit Ladakh's Kargil on Thursday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) informed.

The tremor occurred at 9:22 am at a depth of 10 kilometres.

"Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.2, Occurred on 08-10-2020, 09:22:06 IST, Lat: 35.36 and Long: 75.81, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Ladakh," the NCS tweeted.

There were no reports of injuries or damage to the property as a result of the quake.