M 5.6 in Bhutan on 07 Jun 2026 17:36 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1544678
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.6243 , 89.7236
Event Date: 07 Jun 2026 17:36 UTC
07 Jun 2026 23:36 Local
Exposed Population: 4 thousand in MMI VI
Inserted at: 07 Jun 2026 17:54 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.6 (Bhutan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000sr9j Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Latest media headlines

Moderate Earthquake Shakes Bangladesh, No Casualties Reported 6/8/2026 10:22:00 AM.

DHAKA, June 8 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Bangladesh, including the capital Dhaka, on Sunday night, causing alarm among residents, reported Xinhua. Farzana Sultana, a meteorologist fr
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5.6 magnitude earthquake hits Bhutan, tremors felt across Northeast In.. 6/8/2026 8:17:00 AM.

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Bhutan late Sunday night, sending tremors across parts of Northeast India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and China, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). ......
Sun, 7 Jun 2026 17:36 Magnitude 5.6 earthquake in Punakha, Bhutan 6/8/2026 8:03:00 AM.

27 km NNE of Thimphu, Bhutan / pop: 98,600 / local time: 23:36:40.1 2026-06-07 12 km WNW of Punakha, Bhutan / pop: 21,500 / local time: 23:36:40.1 2026-06-07.
5.6 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Bhutan, Tremors Felt Across Kolkata A.. 6/8/2026 6:44:00 AM.

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck near Punakha in Bhutan late on Sunday (7 June) night at 11:06 pm, creating panic among people in Kolkata and several districts of North Bengal who rushed out of their homes. The tremors lasted for a few sec
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (2),