Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 strikes Bhutan

Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 strikes Bhutan

ANI
08 Jun 2026, 01:59 GMT+

Thimphu [Bhutan], June 8 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Bhutan on Sunday, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

In a post on X, it said that the earthquake occurred at 11:06 PM Indian Standard Time, at a depth of 26 kilometres.

https://x.com/NCS_Earthquake/status/2063694869865041938?s=20

'EQ of M: 5.8, On: 07/06/2026 23:06:43 IST, Lat: 27.627 N, Long: 89.660 E, Depth: 26 Km, Location: Bhutan,' the NCS said.

Following the main quake, several aftershocks were recorded, including a magnitude 2.8 at 11:18 PM IST at a depth of 22 km, and a magnitude 2.4 at 11:52 PM IST at a depth of 18 km.

https://x.com/NCS_Earthquake/status/2063696458893992059?s=20

More details awaited. (ANI)

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