M4.1 earthquake near Seppa, Arunachal Pradesh

What happened

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 100 km NE of Tawang, India on 19 Jan 2017, 19:18 UTC at a depth of 40 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Seppa, about 97 km away in Arunachal Pradesh, India.