Earthquake of magnitude 4.2 hits Bhutan's Thimphu

Jan 06, 2022

Thimphu [Bhutan], January 6 : An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale hit Bhutan's capital Thimphu, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed on Thursday.
According to NCS, an earthquake occurred 68 km southwest of Thimphu.
"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.2, Occurred on 06-01-2022, 20:16:11 IST, Lat: 26.97 and Long: 89.24, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 68km SW of Thimphu, Bhutan," NCS tweeted.
No casualties have been reported so far.
Further details are awaited.

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