Earthquake tremors were felt in Ladakh on Tuesday morning. According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake occurred near Kargil in Ladakh at around 8 am and measured 4.3 on the Richter scale. The epicenter of the earthquake was 151 km north and north-west of Kargil. As of now, there is no report of any damage due to the tremors of the earthquake.

The government's nodal agency for earthquake monitoring said that the seismic event occurred at around 8.35 am at a depth of 10 km. Local people say that the earthquake occurred at 8.35 in the morning. Since then there is an atmosphere of panic among the people. When the earthquake struck, people came out of their homes and came to the open space. Explain that earthquakes are measured with a seismograph. The moment magnitude of an earthquake is traditionally measured. When an earthquake comes with a magnitude of 3 Richter, it is considered normal. Whereas an earthquake with a magnitude of 7 Richter causes serious damage. Earthquake not only causes loss of life and property, but also causes a lot of damage to buildings and roads etc.

For earthquake protection, it is necessary to build such a house, which cannot be damaged by earthquake. Apart from this, make disaster kits – which contain radio, mobile, necessary papers, torch, matches, slippers, candle, some money and essential medicines. Immediately turn off electricity and gas in case of an earthquake. Not only this, do not even use the lift at all. Whenever tremors are felt, immediately run to an open area and stay away from trees and power lines.

Why does earthquake happen?
The earth is divided into many layers and there are many types of plates under the ground. These plates are stuck together, but sometimes these plates slip, due to which earthquake occurs. Sometimes it vibrates more and its intensity increases. In India, some zones have been decided on the basis of the geographical movement in the inner layers of the earth and in some places it is more and some places less. On the basis of these possibilities, India has been divided into 5 zones, which tells that where in India is most prone to earthquakes. In this zone-5 is most likely to have earthquakes and in 4 less than that, 3 is less than that.