Just 20 minutes ago, a 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Diphu, Karbi Anglong, Assam, India. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Tuesday, July 8th, 2025, at 8:52 am local time, at a shallow depth of 10. km below the surface.The event was filed by the United States Geological Survey, the first seismological agency to report it.Our monitoring service identified a second report from The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.2 as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 4.1.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Diphu (pop. 57,100) located 30 km from the epicenter, and Dimapur (pop. 135,900) 42 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Bokajan (pop. 16,600) located 43 km from the epicenter, Lumding Railway Colony (pop. 25,300) 44 km away, Hojai (pop. 36,900) 52 km away, Golaghat (pop. 34,400) 75 km away, and Tezpur (pop. 58,900) 81 km away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 8, 2025 09:22 am (GMT +5:30) local time (8 Jul 2025 03:52 GMT)Magnitude: 4.2Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 26.1°N / 93.36°E (West Karbi Anglong, Assam, India)Primary data source: USGS