Magnitude 4.5 earthquake strikes 56 km SE of Tuensang, India
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 56 km southeast of Tuensang, India, at 23:09:29 GMT on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The seismic event occurred at coordinates 25.9804, 95.294, with a depth of 92.961 km.
The Richter scale, or more accurately, the moment magnitude scale used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), is a logarithmic scale where each whole number increase represents a tenfold increase in measured wave amplitude and approximately 32 times more energy released. Earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 are generally considered light earthquakes.
The USGS monitors and reports on seismic activity worldwide, providing data such as magnitude, location, depth, and time of occurrence for earthquakes. These measurements help scientists understand the Earth's tectonic processes.