A low-intensity earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale shook Jaipur in Rajasthan on Friday morning, according to information provided by the National Center for Seismology (NCS).

An earthquake occurred around 8 am at a depth of 5 km. "Earthquake of Magnitude: 3.8, Occurred on 18-02-2022, 08:01:24 IST, Lat: 27.55 & Long: 75.19, Depth: 5 Km, Location: 92 km NW of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India," NCS said in a tweet.

The earthquake comes a day after a similar tremor measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale rocked the Katra area in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday morning.

NCS had said the earthquake took place at a depth of five kilometres and about 84 kilometres East of Katra.