India, March 27 -- An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 struck Leh, Ladakh, on Friday, according to a statement by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 28 km.

In a post on X, the NCS said, "EQ of M: 4.7, On: 27/03/2026 10:10:15 IST, Lat: 36.706 N, Long: 74.458 E, Depth: 28 Km, Location: Leh, Ladakh."

It wasn't the first earthquake to hit Ladakh on Friday; NCS reported another, of magnitude 3.9, at 8:31 AM.

"EQ of M: 3.9, On: 27/03/2026 08:31:09 IST, Lat: 36.692 N, Long: 74.382 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Leh, Ladakh," the earlier NCS post on X read.

Earthquakes can occur anywhere between the Earth's surface and about 700 kilometres below the surface. For scientific purposes, this earthquake depth ra...