M5.5 earthquake near Seppa, Arunachal Pradesh

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 64 km NE of Bomdila, India on 19 Jul 2019, 09:22 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 Seppa, about 45 km away in Arunachal Pradesh, India.