A 5.5-magnitude earthquake followed by two aftershocks of lower intensity struck Ladakh in a gap of 15 minutes, officials said on Monday. Another mild-intensity tremor was felt in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar, reports added.
There were no immediate reports of any casualty or damage in either incident.
According to the National Centre of Seismology (NCS), the 5.5-magnitude earthquake occurred at 3.48 pm and its epicentre was Kargil. The depth of the tremor was 10 km below the surface at a latitude of 33.41 degrees and longitude of 76.70 degrees, news agency PTI reported.
It was followed by two aftershocks of 4.8 and 3.8 intensity at 4.01 pm, the NCS said.
In Jammu and Kashmir, an earthquake of 3.6-magnitude occurred at 4.18 pm with a depth of 10 km below the surface in Kishtwar district at a latitude of 33.37 degrees and longitude of 76.57 degrees, they said.
