Earthquake — Bhutan: Tashigang

When

21 Sep 2009

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

6.1

Where

Bhutan

Coordinates

27.33° N, 91.44° E

Deaths

11

Depth km

14

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake in Bhutan

The 2009 Bhutan earthquake occurred on 21 September at 14:53 BTT in the eastern region of Bhutan with moment magnitude of 6.1. The epicenter was situated at 180 kilometres (110 mi) east of the capital Thimphu, in Monggar District. However, Bangladesh and northern India also felt it, with residents in Guwahati, Assam reporting cracks in buildings. The tremors were felt as far as Tibet.

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• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en Bután, se registra un terremoto de 6,1 que deja un saldo de 11 muertos y 15 heridos”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page