M5.1 earthquake near Churāchāndpur, Manipur

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Chur?ch?ndpur, India on 2 Aug 2017, 18:18 UTC at a depth of 53 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 Churāchāndpur, about 5 km away in Manipur, India.