M5.2 earthquake - 112 km NE of Thang, India

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 112 km NE of Thang, India on 6 Dec 2017, 23:29 UTC at a depth of 74 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Leh, about 173 km away in Ladakh, India.