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Tremors were felt in North India and parts of Pakistan after an earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Ladakh's Kargil on Monday.

The quake epicentre was in Puebla

The northeastern states are in a high seismic zone

The quake occurred 10 km beneath the Earth's surface

As for Japan's southwest coast, the Japanese broadcaster NHK reported that tsunami waves as high as one meter were predicted to arrive by 1:30 a.m. on Sunday (1630 GMT on Saturday), approximately thirty minutes later.

The epicentre was found on Monday at 8:46 a.m. local time (2146 GMT), at a depth of approximately 12 kilometers (seven miles), according to the USGS.

There have been no recorded casualties

Tremor felt throughout the island

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake rocked Nepal

India, Nepal's neighbor, has offered assistance at this difficult time