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M4.9 Earthquake near Bhutan

UTC time: 2026-01-04 22:48:12 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
305.4 km
Source
USP

Bhutan

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About this earthquake

On January 4, 2026 at 22:48 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near Bhutan. The deep hypocenter at about 305 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USP.

Details

ID
dbb10b9d478c0cd189e0f56653adf502142e76fd
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
305.4 km
UTC time
2026-01-04 22:48:12 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usp
Coordinates
27.09196, 91.55249

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 305.4 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 305.4 km
Deep
305.4 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Yongphulla AirportBhutan · YON · VQTY
    18.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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