M6.1 earthquake near Tangla, Assam

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 11 km W of Trashigang, Bhutan on 21 Sept 2009, 08:53 UTC at a depth of 14 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Tangla, about 89 km away in Assam, India.