Earthquake hits Jammu & Kashmir, 2nd in 24 hours

Srinagar: An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale hit 332 km Northeast of Hanle, Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday at 12.32 pm, said the National Centre for Seismology.

The earthquake is the latest one in a series of tremors that have been plaguing the UT. Previously, an earthquake of magnitude 3.2 had hit the state in the early hours of June 14, but there were no reports of any damage, officials said.