Leh-Ladakh hit by 5.7M earthquake ; Delhi, Uttarakhand, and Manipur feel tremors. No casualties or major damage reported, authorities monitoring.
On Monday morning, a 5.7-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Leh-Ladakh region. No casualties or damage have been reported as of yet.
The National Center for Seismology reports that the earthquake happened at 11:51 am IST, with its epicentre at 36.71°N latitude and 74.32°E longitude, at a depth of 171 km.
Residents in many sections of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) were momentarily disturbed Monday morning by a low-intensity earthquake with a Richter scale value of 2.8.
According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the epicentre of the earthquake was in North Delhi, and it happened around 8.44 am. Despite its light magnitude, officials reported that the shocks were felt since the earthquake originated at a shallow depth of about five kilometers. “EQ of M: 2.8, On: 19/01/2026 08:44:16 IST, Lat: 28.86 N, Long: 77.06 E, Depth: 5 Km, Location: North Delhi, Delhi,” the NCS said.
No casualties or property damage were recorded immediately after the earthquake, according to authorities.
EQ of M: 5.7, On: 19/01/2026 11:51:14 IST, Lat: 36.71 N, Long: 74.32 E, Depth: 171 Km, Location: Leh, Ladakh.
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Early on Tuesday, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.5 occurred in the Bageshwar area of Uttarakhand. The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reports that the tremor happened at a depth of 10 kilometers at 7:25 am (IST). The epicenter was located at latitude 29.93 degrees north and longitude 80.07 degrees east, according to NCS data.
The NCS acknowledged the earthquake activity by listing Bageshwar as the affected location in a post on X. “EQ of M: 3.5, On: 13/01/2026 07:25:06 IST, Lat: 29.93 N, Long: 80.07 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Bageshwar, Uttarakhand,” according to the posting on X.
A different low-intensity earthquake struck the Thoubal district of Manipur earlier on Monday around 4:20 a.m. (IST). The epicenter of the 3.0 magnitude earthquake was at latitude 24.49 degrees north and longitude 94.02 degrees east, and it began at a depth of 45 kilometers.