An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 struck Leh, Ladakh, on Friday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 28 km.
It wasn't the first earthquake to hit Ladakh on Friday; NCS reported another, of magnitude 3.9, at 8:31 AM.
Earthquakes can occur anywhere between the Earth's surface and about 700 kilometres below the surface.
Scientists are studying tsunami patterns after a satellite operated by the US and French space agencies made observations shortly after a strong earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula last year.
The researchers said the findings may help improve understanding of future tsunamis and earthquakes at subduction zones, particularly near the ocean trench where two tectonic plates meet and one slides beneath the other.
