M5.5 earthquake near Along, Arunachal Pradesh

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 16 km SSE of Shi Yomi, India on 10 Nov 2022, 05:01 UTC at a depth of 15 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 45 km away in Arunachal Pradesh, India.