M5.0 earthquake near Jining, Arunachal Pradesh

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 61 km NE of Shi Yomi, India on 5 Aug 2026, 10:06 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Jining, about 84 km away in Arunachal Pradesh, India.