M5.2 earthquake near Mon, Nagaland

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 86 km SE of Mon, India on 4 May 2019, 11:04 UTC at a depth of 86 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 Mon, about 87 km away in Nagaland, India.