M5.9 earthquake near Along, Arunachal Pradesh

What happened

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 22 km SE of Shi Yomi, India on 23 Apr 2019, 20:15 UTC at a depth of 14 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 Along, about 35 km away in Arunachal Pradesh, India.