Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at unknown depth21 Jun 01:06 UTC: First to report: NCS after 13 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJun 21, 2026 00:52:53 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Jun 21, 2026, at 06:22 am (Asia/Kolkata GMT +5:30)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.2Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude27.373°N / 92.023°EWest Kameng, Trashigang Dzongkhag, BhutanAlso near: India 5.5 km (3 mi) away | China 40 km (25 mi) awaySeismic antipode27.373°S / 87.977°WShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceNCS (National Center for Seismology)Estimated seismic energy released1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.2 | about seismic energy14 minutes agoJun 21, 2026 00:52 GMT / Jun 21, 2026 06:22 am (Kolkata time)Lat / Lng: 27.373 / 92.023: Bhutan: 27km SSE of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, IndiaSource: NCSDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23120677',27.37300,92.02300,'14 minutes ago: Mag. 4.2, Bhutan: 27km SSE of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrsNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Dhekiajuli, a town with 22,000 inhabitants in India, in 87 km (54 mi) distance southeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry25 km (15 mi)E of epicenterDirang(pop: 3,750)III: WeakWest Kameng, State of Arunachal PradeshIndia32 km (20 mi)NW of epicenterTawang Town(pop: 11,200)III: WeakTawang, State of Arunachal PradeshIndia42 km (26 mi)E of epicenterBomdila(pop: 8,370)III: WeakWest Kameng, State of Arunachal PradeshIndia47 km (29 mi)W of epicenterTrashigang(pop: 872)III: WeakTrashigang Dzongkhag Bhutan53 km (33 mi)S of epicenterDaifam(pop: 662)III: WeakSamdrup Jongkhar Dzongkhag Bhutan57 km (35 mi)SW of epicenterWamrong(pop: 416)III: WeakTrashigang Dzongkhag Bhutan69 km (43 mi)S of epicenterUdalguri(pop: 15,900)III: WeakAssamIndia72 km (45 mi)SW of epicenterPemagatshel(pop: 13,900)III: WeakPemagatshel Dzongkhag Bhutan80 km (50 mi)S of epicenterTangla(pop: 17,200)II: Very weakUdalguri, AssamIndia82 km (51 mi)SW of epicenterSamdrup Jongkhar(pop: 9,330)II: Very weakSamdrup Jongkhar Dzongkhag Bhutan87 km (54 mi)SE of epicenterDhekiajuli(pop: 21,600)II: Very weakSonitpur, AssamIndia87 km (54 mi)SE of epicenterRangapara(pop: 18,700)II: Very weakSonitpur, AssamIndia89 km (55 mi)S of epicenterKalaigaon(pop: 5,110)II: Very weakUdalguri, AssamIndia96 km (60 mi)S of epicenterKharupatia(pop: 18,600)II: Very weakDarrang, AssamIndia98 km (61 mi)S of epicenterNo.2 Goreswar(pop: 5,630)II: Very weakBaksa, AssamIndia100 km (62 mi)E of epicenterSeppa(pop: 18,400)II: Very weakEast Kameng, State of Arunachal PradeshIndia104 km (64 mi)S of epicenterMangaldai(pop: 26,000)II: Very weakDarrang, AssamIndia110 km (68 mi)SE of epicenterDhing(pop: 20,800)II: Very weakNagaon, AssamIndia110 km (69 mi)S of epicenterRangia(pop: 27,900)II: Very weakKamrup, AssamIndia113 km (70 mi)SE of epicenterTezpur(pop: 75,500)II: Very weakSonitpur, AssamIndia119 km (74 mi)SW of epicenterNalbari(pop: 27,800)II: Very weakAssamIndia127 km (79 mi)W of epicenterJakar(pop: 6,240)II: Very weakBumthang Dzongkhag Bhutan129 km (80 mi)S of epicenterMorigaon(pop: 29,200)II: Very weakMorigaon, AssamIndia130 km (81 mi)SE of epicenterNagaon(pop: 121,600)II: Very weakAssamIndia133 km (82 mi)SE of epicenterBiswanath Chariali(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakBiswanath, AssamIndia134 km (83 mi)S of epicenterNorth Guwahati(pop: 17,500)II: Very weakKamrup, AssamIndia134 km (84 mi)S of epicenterNiz-Hajo(pop: 15,200)II: Very weakKamrup, AssamIndia135 km (84 mi)S of epicenterHajo(pop: 16,000)II: Very weakKamrup, AssamIndia135 km (84 mi)S of epicenterGuwahati(pop: 962,300)II: Very weakKamrup Metropolitan, AssamIndia140 km (87 mi)S of epicenterJagiroad(pop: 17,700)II: Very weakMorigaon, AssamIndia142 km (89 mi)SW of epicenterBarpeta Road(pop: 35,600)II: Very weakBarpeta, AssamIndia148 km (92 mi)SW of epicenterHowli(pop: 18,300)II: Very weakBarpeta, AssamIndia154 km (96 mi)SW of epicenterBarpeta(pop: 48,800)II: Very weakAssamIndia160 km (100 mi)E of epicenterItanagar(pop: 59,500)II: Very weakPapum Pare, State of Arunachal PradeshIndia162 km (101 mi)W of epicenterGeylegphug(pop: 9,860)II: Very weakSarpang Dzongkhag Bhutan173 km (108 mi)SE of epicenterHojai(pop: 36,900)II: Very weakAssamIndia176 km (109 mi)SW of epicenterBongaigaon(pop: 67,300)II: Very weakAssamIndia177 km (110 mi)SW of epicenterAbhayapuri(pop: 15,800)II: Very weakBongaigaon, AssamIndia192 km (119 mi)SW of epicenterGoalpara(pop: 53,400)II: Very weakGoalpara, AssamIndia199 km (123 mi)SW of epicenterChapar(pop: 20,300)II: Very weakDhubri, AssamIndiaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-06-21EpicenterAgency4.210 km6.2 mi(*)00:52:5327km SSE of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, IndiaNCS (National Center for Seismology)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Jun 21, 2026 06:22 am (Kolkata)14 minutes ago4.210 km0 km - This quakeBhutan: 27km SSE of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, IndiaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 44 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.05 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 21.3 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.51 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 3.8 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 23.3 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 44 quakes per year (or 3.7 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 6 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake